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Today, Monday, December 21, the day of the winter solstice, the great planets of our solar system, Jupiter and Saturn, will get so close to each other that they will look like a double planet.
This spectacular astronomical phenomenon is the first time it will be visible from earth’s night sky after the Middle Ages.
The approaches of the two planets, as seen from our planet, are relatively rare, since they occur approximately every 20 years.
But this year’s conjunction is special, because Jupiter and Saturn will get so close that they will look like a double planet.
According to calculations by astronomy professor Patrick Hartigan of Rice University in Texas, the last time people could see something like this was on March 4, 1226.
The two planets have been closing in on Earth’s sky since this summer and today, December 21, they will apparently be separated by only a fifth of the Moon’s diameter.
The phenomenon will be unique to astronomical observations, since the two planets and several of their largest satellites will be visible simultaneously from telescopes.
Those who prefer to wait will see the close pair Jupiter and Saturn again in March 2080, while this will not happen again until 2400.
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