Rob Drinkwater
During a holiday season that due to the global pandemic is unlike any other, astronomers and ordinary Canadians will look skyward Monday evening for a celestial event dubbed "The Christmas Star" which hasn't been so brilliant for close to eight centuries. The planets Saturn and Jupiter can be seen in the night sky from Edmonton, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Brian Martin, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
December 21, 2020 - 1:00 AM
EDMONTON - A rare celestial event is making an already unique holiday season even more unusual, as what's been dubbed the "Christmas Star" is set to appear over Canada on Monday evening, brighter than it's been in nearly eight centuries.