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TOMORROW Jupiter and Saturn will be at their closest separation in the sky since 1623 at 0.1° apart. Here's an animation showing exactly how close that is relative to a familiar object, the Moon! (Moon ONLY added to illustrate the scale) #GreatConjunction2020
You DO NOT want a configuration of the solar system in which the giant planets go infront of our Moon. Here's the video in 1080p:
Here's a previous video which tracks them closely. You can see moons too, although might to turn screen brightness up or use the youtube version
On 21 December Jupiter and Saturn will be at their closest separation in the sky since 1623, at just 0.1° apart! In this new to-scale animation I follow the mid-point between them in the sky #GreatConjunction2020
Feel free to use this video wherever, no need to ask permission. On twitter it's 720p (and less, when it buffers). Here on youtube it's 1080p:
Here's one with a familiar scale added...
