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English: The Moon, left, Saturn, upper right, and Jupiter, lower right, are seen after sunset from Alexandria, Va., Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. The two planets are drawing closer to each other in the sky as they head towards a “great conjunction” on December 21, where the two giant planets will appear a tenth of a degree apart.

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Date and time of data generation	17:33, 17 December 2020
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Headline	Saturn and Jupiter Conjunction
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Image title	The Moon, left, Saturn, upper right, and Jupiter, lower right, are seen after sunset from Alexandria, Va., Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. The two planets are drawing closer to each other in the sky as they head towards a“great conjunction” on December 21, where the two giant planets will appear a tenth of a degree apart. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
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