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If you thought the 'Christmas Star' was a big deal over the skies of Utica, Rome, Syracuse, and the rest of Central New York, get ready for another amazing sight called the Triple Conjunction. A rare celestial event will occur when Jupiter, Saturn, and Mercury will be within a couple of degrees from one another in the night sky. According to NASA, you'll be able to see this event Friday January 8th, through Monday January 11th. The planet Mercury will appear to pass first by Saturn and then by Jupiter as it shifts away from the horizon, visible each evening low in the west-southwest and se...

It's a great weekend to view a rare triple conjunction in the night sky

Did you see the "Christmas star?" Back on Dec. 21, the two biggest planets in our solar system — Jupiter and Saturn — appeared so close that they shined almost as one. This great conjunction, which happens every 20 years, was nicknamed the "Christmas star." Now, a few weeks later, these slow-moving planets will soon both fade from our view as Earth speeds off around the sun. However, before they sink into the sun's glare, they're going to be joined in the sky by Mercury — the solar system's smallest planet — for a short yet spectacular triple conjunction. What is a...

Hopefully skies will be clear this Sunday, because Jupiter and Saturn are going to throw another party, and this time Mercury is invited.

A diagram of the conjunction between Jupiter and Saturn on December 21. This article was originally published as part of the Out of Space series on Sciblogs.co.nz. ANALYSIS: There have been many articles in the media about the ‘Great Conjunction’ between Jupiter and Saturn that will occur on December 21. Some of them have been good, and informative. Many have been fairly poor. Others have been… well, weird. Some writers have imagined that there is something vitally significant about the conjunction (the close approach to each other in the sky) of the two giant planets occurring on the ...