2020-12-21.mp4 [ Linux ]

: Sharp frames reveal Jupiter’s cloud bands and Saturn’s distinct rings.

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 2020-12-21.mp4

: Tiny specks of light (Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto) are visible orbiting Jupiter. : Sharp frames reveal Jupiter’s cloud bands and

: To the naked eye, they looked like a double planet or a single bright point. : To the naked eye, they looked like

: Subtle flickering caused by the Earth’s atmosphere as the planets sit low on the horizon. 🔭 Viewing Conditions

: Jupiter and Saturn aligned within 0.1 degrees of each other.

: Footage likely begins shortly after sunset in the southwestern sky.