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The conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn will be visible this Monday night. That’s when the two planets will appear closest together in the night sky, and it s one of the most highly anticipated astronomical events of the year.
KUNC’s Rae Solomon spoke with Carla Johns, who teaches astronomy at Aims Community College and works at the Fiske planetarium in Boulder, about the conjunction. The following are highlights of their conversation.
Conjunction basics
Johns says to look for Saturn and Jupiter low in the southwest part of the sky. You can tell the two planets apart easily because “Saturn looks significantly dimmer… it s about a billion miles away from us, whereas Jupiter on average is about 500 million miles,” she explains.