Tonight is the night to look to the heavens as the great conjunction is set to take place just after sunset.
Two planets -Jupiter and Saturn will create a spectacle as it has been nearly 400 years since the planets passed this close to each other in the sky.
It has been nearly 800 years since the alignment of Saturn and Jupiter occurred at night, as it will for 2020, allowing nearly everyone around the world to witness this âgreat conjunction .
The phenomenal light in the sky is also being described as the Star of Bethlehem and Christmas Star .
Astronomer Matthew Tung from CARINA (Caribbean Institute of Astronomy) told the Express that people in Trinidad and Tobago will be able to first see the planet Jupiter at sunset (5.49 p.m/6 p.m.).