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The Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) highlights the diverse processes
and phenomena which shape our planet and our lives. EPOD will collect and
archive photos, imagery, graphics, and artwork with short explanatory
captions and links exemplifying features within the Earth system. The
community is invited to contribute digital imagery, short captions and
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 Super Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn

   December 24, 2020

    Superconjuncion AGlez CielosLaPalma 201220 DSC01911 1M

    La Conjunción de Navidad (002)

   Photographers:  Antonio Gonzalez;  Jose Fernández Arozena
   Summary Authors:  Jose Fernández Arozena;  Antonio Gonzalez;
    Jim Foster

   Shown above are two views of the  super conjunction of  Jupiter
   and  Saturn as observed from La Palma in the  Canary Islands
   (Spain), about  an hour after sunset. Separated by but 0.1 degrees
   at their closest (the width of your little finger at arm’s length is
   around 1.0 degree),  Jupiter and  Saturn appeared as one in the
   southwestern sky on December 21, 2020. Though the  gas giant and
    ringed planet are in  conjunction approximately every 20-years,
   they’re rarely in such close proximity; the last time they were this
   close was nearly 400-years ago. Look for them the next several nights.
   They're gradually drawing away from one another but will be an
   interesting pairing, low in the southwest, through the first week of
   January. Top photo taken on December 20, 2020; bottom photo taken on
   December 17, 2020.
     * Coordinates
          + El Paso, Spain:  28.622859, -17.844759
          + Santa Cruz de La Palma, Spain:  28.6840, -17.7646

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