The Great Conjunction
"Christmas Star" 2020-12-20
I went out last night, ahead of the snow storm tonight, to image this rare close conjunction. It’s been nearly 400 years since the planets passed this close to each other in the sky, and nearly 800 years since the alignment of Saturn and Jupiter occurred at night. Saturn is above Jupiter. Three of the moons of Jupiter are visible in the last image.
These images were captured at 5:22, 5:37 and 5:50. The pair move incredibly quickly thru the night sky. In just 13 minutes they move from the left of the elevators to the right.
The Great Conjunction
"Christmas Star" 2020-12-20
I went out last night, ahead of the snow storm tonight, to image this rare close conjunction. It’s been nearly 400 years since the planets passed this close to each other in the sky, and nearly 800 years since the alignment of Saturn and Jupiter occurred at night. Saturn is above Jupiter. Three of the moons of Jupiter are visible in the last image.
These images were captured at 5:22, 5:37 and 5:50. The pair move incredibly quickly thru the night sky. In just 13 minutes they move from the left of the elevators to the right.