For stargazers or the rest of us that stare at outer space for no reason.
https://www.space.com/33974-best-night-sky-events.html
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Apparently, Jupiter and Saturn got this close in the 13th century as well as in the 17th century, the event mentioned in the article. The 13th century occultation, it would seem, was not visible because of the sun. I guess the two planets were visible in the daylight, not at night.
Something similar is supposed to happen in 2080. I've marked my calendar, it will happen somewhere around my 135th birthday.
Looking forward to this year's solstice and 2080!
Anthony Aveni, a noted Archeo-astromoner, wrote as essay decades ago ascribing the Star of Bethlehem to a comet that the magi followed at that time. He had substantial data support.
It should be noted that there was a fourth magi but was not allowed entry because his gift?ÿ was a fruitcake.
Jupiter is so much brighter than Saturn that I don't think a conjunction would be noticeably brighter.?ÿ It's only noticeable if you are tracking them week by week as they come together.
You know, there really is only one fruitcake in the world that just keeps getting passed around and re-gifted.
You know, there really is only one fruitcake in the world that just keeps getting passed around and re-gifted.
Not if it swings by me, I actually eat those things. Older the better. ?????ÿ
Apparently, Jupiter and Saturn got this close in the 13th century as well as in the 17th century, the event mentioned in the article. The 13th century occultation,?ÿ [?ÿ .?ÿ .?ÿ .?ÿ ]
Gray (Project Pluto) in a scan over the period -1000 to 6000 did not find a single case where Jupiter and Saturn had a mutual occultation.?ÿ The 13th & 17th century events, and this month's event are conjunctions, where the planets appear very close to each other but do not overlap.?ÿ?ÿ
Specifically, they are called Great Conjunctions because they involve the two largest planets.
@flga-2 aahhh now it all makes sense!
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And the 15th, 16th and 17th will have the crescent Moon near Jupiter and Saturn. On the 21st, the distance between the two planets will be approx. 1/5 the diameter of the Moon.
