Andrew Nicla, From Phoenix, sits on a rock to view the ‘Great’ Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn at the Garden of the Gods Park in Colorado Springs on Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. According to NASA’s website, it has been nearly 400 years since the planets passed this close to each other and nearly 800 years since the alignment of Saturn and Jupiter occurred during the night. The last conjunction happened during the day 400 years ago and was not visible. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
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The ‘Great’ Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn at the Garden of the Gods Park in Colorado Springs on Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. According to NASA’s website, it has been nearly 400 years since the planets passed this close to each other and nearly 800 years since the alignment of Saturn and Jupiter occurred during the night. The last conjunction happened during the day 400 years ago and was not visible. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
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Dean Frankmore uses his six inch reflector telescope to view the ‘Great’ Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn at the Garden of the Gods Park in Colorado Springs on Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. According to NASA’s website, it has been nearly 400 years since the planets passed this close to each other and nearly 800 years since the alignment of Saturn and Jupiter occurred during the night. The last conjunction happened during the day 400 years ago and was not visible. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
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The ‘Great’ Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn at the Garden of the Gods Park in Colorado Springs on Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. According to NASA’s website, it has been nearly 400 years since the planets passed this close to each other and nearly 800 years since the alignment of Saturn and Jupiter occurred during the night. The last conjunction happened during the day 400 years ago and was not visible. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
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Jettzel Felix photographs the ‘Great’ Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn at the Garden of the Gods Park in Colorado Springs on Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. According to NASA’s website, it has been nearly 400 years since the planets passed this close to each other and nearly 800 years since the alignment of Saturn and Jupiter occurred during the night. The last conjunction happened during the day 400 years ago and was not visible. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
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Gwendolyn Griffin looks through binoculars to view the ‘Great’ Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn at the Garden of the Gods Park in Colorado Springs on Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. According to NASA’s website, it has been nearly 400 years since the planets passed this close to each other and nearly 800 years since the alignment of Saturn and Jupiter occurred during the night. The last conjunction happened during the day 400 years ago and was not visible. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
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