Original Resolution: 1024x687 Nasa On Twitter Skywatchers You Re In For A Once In A Lifetime Treat Jupiter Saturn Are Doing A Planetary Dance That Will Result In The Great Conjunction On Dec 21 Just After Sunset Find The image shows the conjunction on its peak night; 1024x693 - Jupiter and saturn, our solar system's two largest planets, were visibly closer together on monday night than they have been in 800 years — marking an extremely rare celestial event known as the great conjunction. the conjunction occurs when the orbits of the two planets align every 20 years.
Original Resolution: 1024x693 Nasa Shares How To Watch Jupiter Saturn Great Conjunction Best View Since Middle Ages The Apopka Voice My first instinct about this conjunction was that it had some kind of messianic quality.