Don’t Miss It: Jupiter, Saturn Will Look Like Double Planet for First Time Since Middle Ages

Sci Tech Daily ^ | November 22, 2020 | Jade Boyd, Rice University

[ETL]

When the moon is in the Seventh House
And Jupiter aligns with Mars
Then peace will guide the planets
And love will steer the stars

This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius
Age of Aquarius
Aquarius
Aquarius

Harmony and understanding
Sympathy and trust abounding
No more falsehoods or derisions
Golden living dreams of visions
Mystic crystal revelation
And the mind's true liberation
Aquarius
Aquarius

When the moon (when the moon) is in the Seventh House
And Jupiter (Jupiter) aligns with Mars
Then peace will guide the planets
And love will steer the stars

This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius
Age of Aquarius
Aquarius
Aquarius
Aquarius
Aquarius

Let the sunshine
Let the sunshine in
The sunshine in

Let the sunshine
Let the sunshine in
The sunshine in

Let the sunshine (oh let it shine)
Let the sunshine in (come on)
The sunshine in (now, everybody, just sing along)

Let the sunshine (let the sun shine on in)
Let the sunshine in (open up your heart)
The sunshine in (and let it shine on in)

(And when you are lonely) Let the sunshine
(Hey, let it shine) Let the sunshine in
(You got to open up your heart) The sunshine in
(And let it shine on in)

(And when you feel like you've been mistreated) Let the sunshine
(And your friends turn their back on you) Let the sunshine in
(Just open up your heart) The sunshine in
(And let it shine on in)

(You've got to feel it) Let the sunshine
(You've got to feel it) Let the sunshine in
(Ah, open up your heart) The sunshine in
(And let it shine on in)

(Now let me tell you one thing) Let the sunshine
(I want you to sing along with the 5th Dimension) Let the sunshine in
(Hey, and open up your heart) The sunshine in
(Ah, come on)

Let the sunshine (and let it shine)
Let the sunshine in (every day)
The sunshine in

(Hey, you've got to feel it) Let the sunshine
(You've got to feel it) Let the sunshine in
(When you open up your heart) The sunshine in
(You got to let the sun come on in)

(Now I see it in the morning) Let the sunshine
(And the rain in the evening) Let the sunshine in
(Open up your heart) The sunshine in

(Hey, when you're feeling low) Let the sunshine in

[Beowulf9]

So cool!

[minnesota_bound]

For the last few months the PLANET PLUTO was seen in between Saturn and Jupiter.
You had to squint to see it but it was there.

[ponygirl]

In astrology circles, this alignment on the solstice is major. There have been several majors leading up to it (including the big one at the end of January that marked the impeachment and also kicked off COVID) but this one is supposed to usher in a massive global transformation. Like... even more major than the "pandemic."

And if you're not into astrology, then astronomically it's pretty cool too.

Me, I'm buying canned beans.

[BenLurkin]

[BenLurkin]

Oh I don’t buy into the astrology hooey. But then, we Capricorns are like that.

[dfwgator]

Love Marilyn McCoo.

[ETL]

Yes, besides the voice, she was beautiful.

[ETL]

Lol!

[dfwgator]

Still is.

[ETL]

[ETL]

Marilyn and Billy will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on July 26, 2019

[Eddie01]

I looked like a double plant once.

[Eddie01]

When that happens, love will steer the stars.

[Peter ODonnell]

It may be of interest that Jupiter passed Saturn from the Sun’s perspective in October, that was a “heliocentric” conjunction and our looming event is a “geocentric” conjunction, as we are somewhat off to one side of that line (were at right angles to it in October which is why the planets did not appear as close then to us).

This will be a difficult sight to locate for viewers in many more northerly locations where skies are often cloudy in December and the apparition will be rather close to the southwest horizon after sunset. It will be relatively easy to spot on a daily basis in the southern U.S. and other lower latitude spots.

You need a good unobstructed view of the sunset (which will be towards the southwest or at least west-south-west for most, as the two planets won’t be as high up in the sky as you may remember them being in September or early October. That will become more relevant each day into December. A nice sight before the actual conjunction will appear around 16th and 17th of December when the crescent moon passes the planets. By the time of their closest pass (Dec 21) the moon will be at first quarter, meaning you will see a half moon due south at sunset.

Something else to note if you’re into sky sights, the Moon is currently approaching the higher part of its 18.6 year declination cycle, as the 5 degree latitude maximum in its orbit begins to phase with the high point in the ecliptic plane. This means the winter full moons will be quite high up compared to a few years ago, the peak in this cycle is 2024. Despite the fact that Jupiter and Saturn are both a little below our orbital plane at this conjunction, the Moon is lower still so it appears to run below the two planets. Later in 2021 there will be a series of occultations as the planets move lower and the Moon reaches minimum declination relatively sooner each orbit.

It would be quite something if there was a double occultation but I think you would have to be some distance above the South Pole to see that. Observers in the southern hemisphere (where it’s approaching the summer solstice) will have a much nicer view of this pending event. It will be considerably higher in their sky and of course a lot warmer outside.

[FroggyTheGremlim]

Shortest daylight of the year.

True, but earliest sunset occurs around Dec 4-6. Thus, we will begin having more daylight in the evenings. (Northern hemisphere).

Pretty much unnoticeable until mid-January.

[thinden]

bbb

[Pocketdoor]

Your right! I was just looking at that. My memory sucks.. but I remember that the earliest sunset is at 4:43 where I am. I was looking because I was going to go fishing this afternoon but I there wasn’t going to be enough daylight.

[BobL]

“Though the best viewing conditions will be near the equator, the event will be observable anywhere on Earth, weather-permitting.”

“weather permitting”

I guess it makes sense to say it, instead of having to field phone calls, as there’s probably a bunch of Democrats out there that don’t understand that other planets are further away from them than are atmospheric clouds.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Cool news. Even outer space is going medieval in 2020.