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Great Conjunction aligns Jupiter and Saturn – Canberra Weekly
Canberra skywatchers are readying their telescopes for the Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn, last seen in the Middle Ages.
Canberra skywatchers are readying their telescopes for an event that last took place in the Middle Ages: the Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn.
For the last couple of weeks, the gas giants have gradually been drawing closer, speedy Jupiter with its 11.9-year orbit around the Sun overtaking sluggish Saturn (a leisurely 29.5 years). The culmination will be on Monday night, 21 December, when the gas giants will be 0.1 degrees apart (a mere 665 million or so kilometres).
Although the Great Conjunction…
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