Dec 15, 2020 · Jupiter caught up to and passed Saturn, in an astronomical event known as a “Great Conjunction.” “You can imagine the solar system to be a racetrack, with each of the …

Great conjunctions occur approximately every 20 years when Jupiter "overtakes" Saturn in its orbit. They are named "great" for being by far the rarest of the conjunctions between naked …

As Jupiter and Saturn had their rendezvous just a few days before Christmas, forming what looked like a single bright object in the sky, the 2020 great conjunction was sometimes also …

Jan 17, 2025 · All month, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars will appear to line up and be bright enough to see without a telescope or binoculars — with them, you can see Uranus and …

Jan 17, 2025 · On January 21, six planets—Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—will be visible simultaneously in the sky, and their alignment will be easily visible …

Dec 17, 2020 · On December 21, Jupiter and Saturn will meet in a “great conjunction,” the closest they could be seen in the sky together for nearly 800 years. An astronomical conjunction …

Saturn and Jupiter are two of the five planets visible to the unaided eye in the night sky. Jupiter is particularly bright, appearing as a brilliant point of white light in the sky, while Saturn is a …

Jan 19, 2025 · Six planets – Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune – are currently visible in the night sky.

Dec 18, 2020 · Our team of programmers, astronomers, and enthusiasts at timeanddate.com wanted to visualize the roughly 400-year rhythm of super-close conjunctions between Jupiter …

Dec 11, 2020 · Saturn (left) and Jupiter (right) cast their reflections on the waters of Strawberry Reservoir, Utah in June 2020. During December 2020, the two gas giant planets will appear …