Posted in Georgia December 04, 2020 by

A Christmas Star Will Light Up The Georgia Sky For The First Time In Centuries

Attention, Georgians. There is about to be one heck of a celestial show happening this month and we have all the details about how you can get a front-row seat. Taking place on December 21st, two planets will be as close together as they get, creating what historically has been called the “Christmas Star.” Make sure to mark your calendars though, because this planetary alignment won’t happen again until March 2080!

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For the first time in 800 years, there will be a planetary alignment that will illuminate the December skies in Georgia.
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On December 21st, 2020, Jupiter and Saturn, the two largest planets in the sky will come so close together it’ll seem like one giant star.
What has been dubbed the “Christmas Star” or the “Star of Bethlehem” is a historical phenomenon that hasn’t been seen since the Middle Ages!
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Being so close together will allow these planets to look like a huge “double planet” that will look to us here on Earth like one giant point of light in the sky.
Patrick Hartigan, an astronomer at Rice University, explained that the alignment isn’t just rare, but exceptionally rare because of how close the two planets will be to one another.
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Make sure to mark your calendars though, because this event won’t happen again until 2080.
You will be able to see these two planets align on December 21, 2020, which is also the Winter Solstice, about an hour after sunset.
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This is a once-in-a-lifetime event, Georgians, so make sure you step outside and catch the “Christmas Star” miracle!

So, what do you think about this incredible celestial event? Will you be outside on December 21st? We’d love to hear from you in the comments section. Also, if you need a place to view this event that is about as dark as it gets, then check out the Stephen C. Foster State Park.

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