Update | Watch Jupiter and Saturn in the greatest conjunction shortly

Arab Weather - The greatest conjunction between the two planets will appear shortly at 9:20 pm Makkah time.

watched Live broadcast of the approaching planets to the moment of the greatest conjunction

How can one see the greatest conjunction?

The last conjunction between Jupiter and Saturn was in 2000 AD, during which the two planets appeared near the sun, so it was difficult to observe the event, but this time the vision will be clearer, as the greatest conjunction will appear bright shortly after sunset, and observers were able during the month of December From following the two planets over the past weeks, and watching them get closer and closer in the sky, as Jupiter currently appears brighter than any star in the sky, while Saturn appears slightly faint, but still distinctly bright, and it will be possible to observe the event from any A place on earth, when the sky is clear,

What is the greatest pairing?

Astronomers have used the term Planetary Conjunction to describe the meetings of planets in the dome of the sky, and with the approaching end of 2020 AD, and in accordance with the day of the winter solstice on December 21, the world is witnessing an exceptional event in what is called the great conjunction. Between the two largest planets in our solar system, where Jupiter and Saturn approach each other to reach their closest point, so the two planets appear as one double planet, and this is the first great conjunction that occurs between the planets since scientists began to monitor the alignment of planets nearly 800 years ago.

Saturn is known as the sixth planet among the planets of the solar system in terms of its distance from the sun, and it is the farthest planet that can be seen in the Earth's sky with the naked eye, without the need for a telescope, there are five planets that appear shiny in the Earth's sky like stars (because they reflect sunlight), and they are: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, and Saturn is the slowest of these planets in its movement, as it takes Saturn 29 years and a half to complete its orbit around the sun, while Jupiter is The fifth planet in the solar system, Jupiter completes its orbit around the sun every 12 years.

Saturn and Jupiter are paired and line up when their orbits align every 20 years, but this year's conjunction will be so great that only 0.1 degrees separate them, and this has not been observed between any of the planets since the Middle Ages, and such a great conjunction between Jupiter and Saturn will not occur until after the year 2400 AD.