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Jupiter closes in on Saturn as a prelude to the December 21, 2020 Great Conjunction. During the week look for them in the southwest after sunset. Jupiter is the brightest star in the region. Saturn is to the Jovian Giant’s upper left. Jupiter sets around 7:30 p.m.
CST, about 3 hours after sunset for other locations.
by Jeffrey L. Hunt
As the Great Conjunction of 2020 approaches, Jupiter and Saturn are visible in the southwest after sunset during early December.
by Jeffrey L. Hunt
As the Great Conjunction of 2020 approaches, Jupiter and Saturn are visible in the southwest after sunset during early December.
Jupiter reduces the separation between the planets in the sky by about 0.5°, about the apparent diameter of the full moon.
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Jupiter is slowly over taking Saturn.
Jupiter sets around 7:30 p.m. CST, about 3 hours after sunset. Check your local sunset time and look for the pair of planets beginning about 45 minutes after sundown until they are very low in the west, about 2 hours after sunset.
Jupiter sets around 7:30 p.m. CST, about 3 hours after sunset. Check your local sunset time and look for the pair of planets beginning about 45 minutes after sundown until they are very low in the west, about 2 hours after sunset.
Here are the charts for the week:
December 1, 2020
December 1, 2020
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December 6, 2020
December 7, 2020
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