The Christmas Star symbolizes the festive spirit of the end of the year and the celebrations of the New Year. A natural phenomenon known as the ‘Great Conjunction’ of the two planetary giants, Jupiter and Saturn, took place on December 21. The occurrence is known as the ‘Christmas Star’ or the ‘Star of Bethlehem’. If you couldn’t see this rare phenomenon, here are some photos from around the world.
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Ahmedabad, India –
People observe the great conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn from a telescope in the Naranpura area of Ahmedabad.
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Bangalore, India –
Senior Vice Minister Ashwath Narayan, along with elders, children observing with telescopes the Great Conjunction of the planets Jupiter and Saturn
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Nagpur, India –
Amateur group of astrologers observing the Great Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction through a telescope at the Shivangaon, Mihan Data Center in Nagpur.
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Kathmandu, Nepal –
Jupiter (bottom) and Saturn (top) are depicted in the sky during their closest visible conjunction in 400 years, in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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Topeka, Kansas –
A statue of a Kansa Indian atop the Kansas Statehouse is in the foreground as Saturn (top) and Jupiter (bottom) in Topeka, Kansas.
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Larkspur, California –
Jupiter (L) and Saturn appear during an astronomical event known as the Great Conjunction over Mount Tamalpais in Larkspur, California.
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Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA –
Jupiter (L) and Saturn (R) are seen during the ‘Great Conjunction’.
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Nevada, Las Vegas, United States –
Jupiter (L) and Saturn appear separated by a tenth of a degree during an astronomical event known as the Great Conjunction.
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Edgerton, Kansas –
Saturn (above) and Jupiter (below) are seen in the sky.
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Spain –
Jupiter and Saturn are represented in the sky during the closest visible conjunction.
