The Jupiter and Saturn Great Conjunction for Primary Schools

In late December 2020, the two largest planets in our Solar System, Jupiter and Saturn, will be so close in the sky that they’ll both be visible through a telescope eyepiece at the same time. Such close passes are known as Great Conjunctions. The Great Conjunction of 2020 will be the closest in almost 400 years.

With this video the younger crowd can learn more about what is going to happen and about the main players, Jupiter and Saturn.

In late December, astronomers from the University of Exeter are also planning to try to live-stream a view of the Great Conjunction from a telescope over the internet. For more information, sign-up at:

#jupitersaturnconjunction

Video by Federica Rescigno (University of Exeter, UK)
Twitter: @fede_rescigno

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