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The great conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn as viewed from the Main Injector

On Dec. 20, 2020, on the day before the closest apparent approach, the great conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn is visible from the MI-14 service building. Taken shortly after sunset facing a clear southwest sky, the colors of Jupiter and Saturn's rings are visible, as seen here. The image is a composite of three sets of images taken with two different cameras on an 8-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope. astronomy, planet, Jupiter, moon, star, sky, night, nature, space Photo: Marty Murphy

On Dec. 20, 2020, on the day before the closest apparent approach, the great conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn is visible from the MI-14 service building.

Overhead light

Light from the moon and, to its left, Jupiter, finds its way through the clouds.