Thread: The Great Conjunction of 2020 | Jupiter and Saturn Closest in 400 Years

Originally Posted by MoonageDaydream

Hah. It's kinda a bummer, I am going to an International Dark Sky park with an Astro Pad for sky viewing on Dec. 29, a week after the event. If I had known about this... I would have made the trip sooner. Oh well (It's also a full moon. Clearly I did not think this out 6 months ago when I made the reservations. )

That will still be awesome to do regardless. Anyways, I heard this is end of 26,000 year cycle and the alignment will have effects on us lasting for up to 400 years.

Originally Posted by Eonnn

That will still be awesome to do regardless. Anyways, I heard this is end of 26,000 year cycle and the alignment will have effects on us lasting for up to 400 years.

Thanks. I'm going to make it into a virtual field trip for my students. Apparently, most of them have never been camping.

I would have no idea if the alignment of planets has any affect on us, but, if it does, I hope it's positive...

Originally Posted by MoonageDaydream

I would have no idea if the alignment of planets has any effect on us, but, if it does, I hope it's positive...

Yeah, I wonder that too. I wonder if there is some scientific research about how it actually affects us Physically and mentally, too. That would be interesting.

It would be likely that it will snow here... Hopefully, we see it without a computer and with our own eyes.