TOMORROW Jupiter and Saturn will be at their closest separation in the sky since 1623 at 0.1° apart. Here's an animation showing exactly how close that is relative to a familiar object, the Moon! (Moon ONLY added to illustrate the scale) #GreatConjunction2020
You DO NOT want a configuration of the solar system in which the giant planets go infront of our Moon. Here's the video in 1080p:
Here's a previous video which tracks them closely. You can see moons too, although might to turn screen brightness up or use the youtube version https://twitter.com/physicsJ/status/1340347519746785280
https://twitter.com/physicsJ/status/1340606278628900864?s=19
Here's a new version in which the camera and Moon are held fixed, so you can see the proper motion of the planets https://twitter.com/physicsJ/status/1340665483100450816
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