‘Christmas Star’ or Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn culminates Monday night
By:
Mike Curkov
Posted: Dec 21, 2020 8:07 AM CDT

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(CBS 58) – The ‘Christmas Star’ or Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn culminates Monday, December 21.
According to NASA, this happens when the two planets travel together across the sky.
#Wisconsin Sky #Forecast calls for increasingly clear skies tonight. But will they arrive fast enough to witness the closest conjunction on #Jupiter & #Saturn in 800 years?
— MPM Planetarium Dept (@MPMPlanetarium) December 21, 2020
If clear--bring binoculars! #GreatConjunction2020#GreatConjunction#MondayThoughtspic.twitter.com/0eTkfqGWAJ
The Milwaukee Public Museum Planetarium Department says the last time the two planets were closer was in 1623.
The MPM is encouraging people to grab their binoculars to look for the two planets which will look like one large planet.
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