Weather Blog: Jupiter, Saturn line up; a Christmas star to be visible Monday
and last updated 2020-12-17 09:17:19-05
Good morning bloggers,
Something quite fascinating is gradually happening between now and Monday night. On the first day of winter, Monday, Dec. 21 we will be able to see something that hasn t happened in around 800 years.
The two largest planets in our solar system, Jupiter and Saturn, have been creeping closer together in our evening sky. On the first night of winter, the Winter Solstice Monday, these two largest planets will line up almost perfectly to look like a bright double planet in the night sky. It still likely won t be as bright as Venus, but it will be close.