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Photos: Jupiter and Saturn Meet in Rare ‘Great Conjunction’ Intelligencer 12/22/2020 Charlotte Klein © Yasser Al-Zayyat/AFP via Getty Images The alignment has become known as the “Christmas Star.” Yasser Al-Zayyat/AFP via Getty Images People around the world looked up Monday for a once-in-a-lifetime spectacle, as Jupiter and Saturn, the solar system’s two largest planets, appeared closer to each other in the sky than they have in nearly 400 years. According to NASA, it’s been even longer almost 800 years since the planets aligned at night, timing that gave almost everyone on planet Earth the chance to observe the astronomical event known as a “Great Conjunction.” Last night’s event was made even more unique by the fact that it fell on the winter solstice, the longest night of the year, a “rare coincidence,” NASA astronomer Henry Throop said, as “the date of the conjunction is determined by the positions of Jupiter, Saturn, and t

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