On December 21, man can see something that has not been seen in almost 800 years.
That’s right, during the coming winter season, Jupiter and Saturn, known as the “Christmas Star” or “Star of Bethlehem”, will be ready to form.
The two planets have not been seen together (comparatively) since the Middle Ages near the Earth’s equator.
Patrick Hartigan, an astronomer at Rice University, said, “There is very little similarity between these two planets, once every 20 years, but this combination is rare because of how close the planets are to each other.” Told Forbes. “Before the morning of March 4, 1226, you have to go back to see a close correlation between these things visible in the night sky.”
Stargazers in the northern golisfire must turn their heads and binoculars to the southwest of the sky about 45 minutes after sunset to see the planet correctly on December 21. However, it can reportedly be seen throughout the week.
According to Forbes, A galaxy of this magnitude will not return until 2080.
