Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter

Closest on Monday 23/12/20 just after sunset

(unfortunately it was cloudy that night)

These images by Graham Langley and Neil Booker were taken on earlier dates

Graham: Langley 12/12/20
Graham Langley 12/12/20 cropped and adjusted (moons of jupiter visible)
Graham Langley 20/12/20 The day before conjunction - planets much closer
Graham Langley 20/12/20 cropped (Unfortunately camera out of focus)
Neil Booker took this image a few days before conjunction on his DSLR camera with a long lens
Jupiter, left, and Saturn are seen Monday in Santa Barbara, California. (CNN)

 

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