Backyard astronomers will not want to miss these 5 events in 2021
Two lunar eclipses take center stage this year
Tags:
Stargazers (WDIV)
ORLANDO, Fla. – Fresh off the Great Conjunction between Jupiter and Saturn in December, you may be looking ahead to the next big sky-watching event. Here are the top reasons to look up in the new year.
Jupiter/Mercury Conjunction (March 5)
Jupiter will be involved in another conjunction, this time with the smallest planet in our solar system. Jupiter and Mercury will make their closest approach on the morning of Mar. 5 prior to sunrise.
Conjunction between Jupiter and Mercury
“It will be neat to see the largest and smallest planet get close in our sky from Earth’s perspective,” said Seth Mayo, curator of astronomy at the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Daytona Beach.
Clear skies allow Floridians to view rare ‘Christmas Star’
Event marks closest visible encounter between Jupiter, Saturn in 800 years
Updated:
Tags:
ORLANDO, Fla. – The rare Great Conjunction between Jupiter and Saturn took center stage Monday night.
The last time the two planets have been visibly this close in our night sky was about 800 years ago.
[TRENDING:
Jupiter and Saturn will appear extremely close Dec 21 2020.
Since it is near Christmas, it’s being dubbed the “Christmas Star” by some. The two gas giants will be separated by only .1 degree. To the naked eye, it will likely appear as two distinguishable separate points, rather than one “star,” but it does depend on one’s eyesight and atmospheric conditions.