“Christmas Star” of 2020

[Schmoe1]

Well I'm glad some got to see it.  If the article I read had any merit, it's a once-in-7-lifetimes experience.  Oh well, I'll have to wait for it to be cloudy yet again I'm sure for the Perseids and Leonids showers.

Was sent these from a coworker. 

Good catch. He/she must have caught it from a different angle than me. From my point of view Saturn was almost directly behind Jupiter.  It looked like one BIG "star". Thus why it was named the Star of Bethlehem.

Yup I've been seeing that formation for a few days, I was under the impression they would be pretty much "on top of one another" or damn near, when the alignment happened.  Still cool to see though, based on rarity alone.  I'll still take a good meteor shower any day of the week.