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![The Jupiter-Saturn Great Conjunction happening in December 2020 can be viewed when lookin southwest after local sunset.](https://www.adlerplanetarium.org/wp-content/uploads/Screen-Shot-2020-12-07-at-3.01.05-PM-655x487.png)
The Jupiter And Saturn Great Conjunction Of 2020
Header Image: The Jupiter-Saturn Great Conjunction happening in December 2020 can be viewed when lookin southwest after local sunset. In astronomy, we often tie a time period to something. “It’s been 50 years since this one thing happened,” or “it’s been 3 years since we saw this other event in the sky.” Every once in […]
![Jupiter and two of its Moons, Io and Ganymede](https://www.adlerplanetarium.org/wp-content/uploads/627807main_PIA14410_full-655x504.jpg)
Adler Skywatch: December 2020
Header Image: Jupiter and two of its Moons, Io and Ganymede. Image Credit: NASA/Damian Peach To end this unprecedented year, we’ll all get to celebrate beneath a “Great Conjunction” in December 2020. For the past six months, the brilliant planet Jupiter and the dimmer (but still bright) planet Saturn have appeared several degrees away from […]