Learn more about tonight’s great planetary conjunction!
Saturn, top, and Jupiter, below, are seen after sunset from Shenandoah National Park, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, in Luray, Virginia. Image and caption via NASA/Bill Ingalls.
Today is the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year. Back in March, we explored why we experience seasons, equinoxes, and solstices—check out that blog post to learn more about those yearly occurrences! Today is also the day of a once-in-a-lifetime astrological event: the great planetary conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn. The Discovery Center’s longtime educator, Dave McDonald hosts a television show about astronomy on ConcordTV, The Sky This Month. In his December show, Dave covered this amazing meeting of the two largest planets in our solar system.
Watch his show below—Dave starts talking about the conjunction at 10:52, but the entire show is well worth the watch to see all the other exciting things to see in the sky this month!
