Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn on Dec 21

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Of course, only if your sky isn't clouded over

 

Thanks !

 

That APOD app is great. Here’s the link that shows the two planets converging over time

APOD: 2020 December 15 - Great Conjunction: Saturn and Jupiter Converge

(JDM’s link shows the APOD for the current day)

 

Last night's attempt - Pentax K3, 55-300 lens, cropped.
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Here’s mine. Excuse the quality, iPhone X. The splodge at the bottom is the moon(I think)

 

I’ve never felt this close to God

 

One more. IphtX

 

Sorry, large file

 

Our sky has been quite cloudy here for a handful of evenings. Maybe tonight? Will look.

 

December 23 APOD showing the conjunction, complete with some moons,

APOD: 2020 December 23 - Jupiter Meets Saturn: A Red Spotted Great Conjunction