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: The timing near the winter solstice led many to link it to the Star of Bethlehem. š¹ Video Highlights: 2020-12-21.mp4
: Visible globally, though best seen from clear, high-altitude spots. Timing : The peak occurred roughly one hour after sunset. 2020-12-21.mp4
: This was the closest observable alignment since the year 1226. : The timing near the winter solstice led
On December 21, 2020, the sky hosted a "Great Conjunction" of Jupiter and Saturn, an event so rare it hadn't been this visible since the Middle Ages. This video captures the two largest planets in our solar system appearing as a single, brilliant "Christmas Star." The Celestial Event : This was the closest observable alignment since
ā : This file is a digital time capsule of a "once-in-a-lifetime" astronomical rarity that won't happen this closely again until 2080.
: To the naked eye, they looked like a double planet or a single bright point.
: Footage likely begins shortly after sunset in the southwestern sky.
