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Once every 20 years, the two largest planets in our solar system, Jupiter and Saturn, appear to meet in the sky.
This “great encounter” happened Monday night, but this time, Jupiter and Saturn are closer than they were almost 400 years ago. December 21 is also the night of the winter solstice, that is, the longest night of the year and the culmination of the Arctic rain.
In most of the “great constellations,” Jupiter and Saturn are separated by one degree, a distance equal to the width of the two full moons in the sky. This year, they have reached a breathing distance and more specifically they will be only 1/10 of a degree, which is 1/5 the size of the full moon. A “big peak” occurs every 20 years, but the last time Jupiter and Saturn were close was in 1623.
So on Monday night the two ancient planets came together as one body. Something reminiscent of the Star of Bethlehem that appeared in the sky at the time of the birth of Christ. According to scientists, it seems that then Jupiter and Saturn had a “great encounter”.
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