eregyrn-falls-art:The Shortest Day - Happy Solstice!Today is the shortest day, and the longest night
eregyrn-falls-art:The Shortest Day - Happy Solstice!Today is the shortest day, and the longest night. Welcome Yule! Today the year turns, and we start once more towards the light.Today is also a very special solstice, because it is accompanied by another rare astronomical phenomenon! Look to the southwest sky just after sunset, and you will see the Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn. These two largest planets in our solar system will appear so closely together in the sky that to the naked eye they will look like one very bright star. (Through binoculars or a telescope, you will be able to see both in the same field of view, along with all of their moons.) While this happens approx. every 20 years, this year will be the closest observable conjunction of the two planets since the year 1226! The next time they will appear this close will be in 2080.This is, of course, just the kind of thing that would get the Nerd Twins excited. ;-) If it’s cold where you are, be smart like the Pines, bundle up, and bring some hot cocoa out with you for some planet-spotting. (original posted Dec.2020.)Unfortunately, I didn’t get anything new done this year, so here’s a rerun.No Great Conjunction this year, I’m afraid! Although Jupiter, Saturn and Venus have been putting on a show for the last month or so, appearing distinctly in a slanted line along the moon’s path (also Uranus? But I don’t think that’s visible to the naked eye in urban areas, like where I am). Their setting time is getting earlier, though, and thus it’s harder to catch them. Welcome, Yule! -- source link
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