Science
Fact check: Images of Saturn, Jupiter are real, taken from Massachusetts telescope – USA TODAY
Viral photo posted to social media upon the conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn was captured via telescope in Massachusetts, using a special technique.
Jupiter and Saturn were nearest Dec. 21, but they’ll remain very close through Dec. 24. Video shot from Mitchel Telescope at Cincinnati Observatory.
Cincinnati Enquirer
The claim: Image shows conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter
A viral image shared to Facebook purports to show the convergence of Jupiter and Saturn, in which the two planets appeared closer to each other than they have in centuries.
“Best photo I have seen of the conjunction of Jupiter & Saturn taken from an observatory in Chile,” reads…
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