They’re calling it the “Christmas Star.”
On Monday, December 21, the two largest plants in our system, Jupiter and Saturn, will appear to merge into a single source of light.
It’s the first visible conjunction of the giants in more than 800 years.
Alan Peche, the director of the Barlow Planetarium joined Hayley Tenpas on Focus Fox Valley to learn more about the historical significance of this star and why you might want to take a look.
Learn more about the Barlow Planetarium on the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh – Fox Cities campus.
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