The Great Conjunction: Jupiter and Saturn to align in the sky tonight
Jupiter and Saturn, the two largest planets in our solar system, will align today in an event known as the Great Conjunction, Euronews reports.
While the planets pass each other in their respective orbits around the Sun every 20 Earth years, they won’t have been this close in the sky since 1623. They have been visible close together in the night sky for most of this year, but Monday night will be their closest point as viewed from Earth - less than the diameter of the full moon apart.
Stargazers will be able to observe the gas giants through a pair of binoculars, according to Professor Matthew Bate, Head of Astrophysics at Exeter University in the UK.