Great conjunction' 2020: NASA tips to see Jupiter and Saturn as a 'Christmas Star' Usually when Jupiter and Saturn line up they are separated by about one degree, or twice the apparent diameter of ...

The "Christmas Star" may have historically been when Jupiter and Saturn were in conjunction between Jupiter and Saturn or a conjunction between Jupiter and Venus, according to astronomy.com.

As 2020 came to a close, the solar system decided to grace us with a cosmic Christmas miracle that hadn't been witnessed in nearly 800 years, often referred to as the "Star of Bethlehem" or the ...