On Dec. 21, the night of the winter solstice, two of our solar system’s biggest planets passed by one another in a rare cosmic event known as a planetary conjunction. During the event, also referred to as the “Christmas Star,” Jupiter and Saturn appeared to unite for a few brief moments and shine as one bright double planet. It was the closest the two planets had appeared from Earth’s vantage in over 800 years. People and organizations from around the world took to Twitter to share their photos and thoughts about the event. Here’s a sampling of what they said: NASA described the conjunction as an international moment of unity and shared an image of the event. People around the world shared a moment of unity Dec. 21 when we looked up to admire the same thing: the Great Conjunction. Did you see it? Reply w/ your photos & videos.Missed it? Don’t worry; Jupiter & Saturn will still look impressive for the next few days. : @NASAHQPhoto pic.twitter.com/GqhowvM8WX— NASA (@NASA) December 22, 2020 This Las Vegas-based reporter was wowed by image of the conjunction taken from the desert. WOW! An amazing photo of the Christmas Star from the middle of…
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Here's what Twitter is saying about the 'Christmas Star' conjunction
