Posted on Dec 12, 2020
APOD: 2020 December 12 - Saturn and Jupiter in Summer 2020
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Good afternoon, Rallypoint. Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is titled "Saturn and Jupiter in Summer 2020." This composite image was created from different shots between June 19th and August 28th of this year as the two wandered behind the constellation Sagittarius. They are much closer now, and will be even more so a week from this Monday (December 21st). Weather in NC currently calls for rain that night. Hope it will be clear where you are.
APOD: 2020 December 12 - Saturn and Jupiter in Summer 2020
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Saturn by Stevie Wonder and Mike Sembello
Thank you my friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for Saturday, December 12, 2020 entitled "Saturn and Jupiter in Summer 2020."
Image: Saturn and Jupiter in Summer 2020 - Image Credit & Copyright Tunc Tezel (TWAN), Onur Durma
I hope and pray that each of you are enjoying a wonderful Saturday evening and that you will sleep well along with each one you love tonight.
APOD Background
"Explanation: During this northern summer Saturn and Jupiter were both near opposition, opposite the Sun in planet Earth's sky. Their paired retrograde motion, seen about every 20 years, is followed from 19 June through 28 August in this panoramic composite as they wander together between the stars in western Capricornus and eastern Sagittarius. But this December's skies find them drawing even closer together. Jupiter and Saturn are now close, bright celestial beacons in the west after sunset. On solstice day December 21 they will reach their magnificent 20 year Great Conjunction. Then the two largest worlds in the Solar System will appear in Earth's sky separated by only about 1/5 the apparent diameter of a Full Moon."
Stevie Wonder - Saturn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3KpUO6t9qQ
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Image: Saturn and Jupiter in Summer 2020 - Image Credit & Copyright Tunc Tezel (TWAN), Onur Durma
I hope and pray that each of you are enjoying a wonderful Saturday evening and that you will sleep well along with each one you love tonight.
APOD Background
"Explanation: During this northern summer Saturn and Jupiter were both near opposition, opposite the Sun in planet Earth's sky. Their paired retrograde motion, seen about every 20 years, is followed from 19 June through 28 August in this panoramic composite as they wander together between the stars in western Capricornus and eastern Sagittarius. But this December's skies find them drawing even closer together. Jupiter and Saturn are now close, bright celestial beacons in the west after sunset. On solstice day December 21 they will reach their magnificent 20 year Great Conjunction. Then the two largest worlds in the Solar System will appear in Earth's sky separated by only about 1/5 the apparent diameter of a Full Moon."
Stevie Wonder - Saturn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3KpUO6t9qQ
FYI Maj Robert Thornton COL Mikel J. Burroughs Sgt (Join to see) PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen SGT Denny Espinosa Sgt Vance Bonds MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. TSgt David L. SPC Nancy GreenePO2 (Join to see) SSG Michael Noll SPC Margaret Higgins Maj Marty Hogan SMSgt David A Asbury SMSgt Lawrence McCarter SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D PO3 Phyllis Maynard
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Train - Drops of Jupiter (Official Video)
Train's official music video for 'Drops of Jupiter'. Click to listen to Train on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/TrainSpot?IQid=TrainDoJAs featured on Train: The...
I hope and pray that each of you are enjoying a wonderful Saturday evening and that you will sleep well along with each one you love tonight.
Train - Drops of Jupiter (Official Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xf-Lesrkuc
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Train - Drops of Jupiter (Official Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xf-Lesrkuc
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Hoping we can see this while in Florida. Skies are usually clearer there than here in Iowa
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