Great Conjunction in the night sky

A BIT OF ATTENTIONHERE ON EARTH.3 NEWS NOWMETEOROLOGISTAUDRA MOORE DE-MYSTIFIES IT FOR US.YOU MAY HAVENOTICED LATELY,BUT THE NIGHT SKYIS LOOKING A LITTLEBIT BRIGHTER,THANKS TOSOMETHING YOUCOULD CALL, A BITOF A SPACE RACE.AUDRA AT WALL:HERE ON EARTH ITTAKES US ABOUT AYEAR TO GO AROUNDTHE SUN FOR ONEORBIT.BUT, FOR THE OTHERPLANETS, THEY'RE ALITTLE BIT SLOWER.FOR JUPITER, THATORBIT TAKES AMOST12 YEARS AND FORSATURN THAT SAMEORBIT AROUND THESUN TAKES ALMOST30 YEARS.AS SATURN ANDJUPITER APPEAR TOLINE UP DURINGTHEIR ORBITS, IT'S ANEVENT CALLED THE"GREATCONJUNCTION." THISHAPPENS ABOUTEVERY 20 YEARS,BUT THIS YEAR IS ABIT DIFFERENT ANDASSOCIATEPROFESSOR OFPHYSICS ATCREIGHTON, JACKGABEL, EXPLAINSWHY.09:11:18 "THEY'LL BEAT A HISTORICALLYCLOSE DISTANCETHIS TIME.SO FOR REFERENCE,THE LAST TIMETHERE WAS ACONJUNCTION 20YEARS AGO, ATCLOSEST APPROACH,THEY WERE ABOUT12 TIMES FURTHERAWAY THEN THEYWILL BE ONDECEMBER 21ST."AUDRA AT THE WALL:AS WE GET TO THEEVENING OFDECEMBER 21ST, ITWILL LOOK LIKE THETWO PLANETS HAVEBECOME ONE GIANTSTAR, BUT IT'S STILLTECHNICALLY TWOPLANETS, JUSTLOOKING SO BRIGHT,LIKE THE BRIGHTESTSTAR THAT YOU'LLSEE.AND THE GOODNEWS IS YOU DON'TNEED ANY SPECIALEQUIPTMENT TO SEETHIS.13:44:10 "WITH OUTANY SPECIALOPTICAL AID, ALL YOUNEED TO DO ISKNOW WHERE TOLOOK, AND GOOUTSIDE AND HAVE ACLEAR VIEW OF THEHORIZON ANDEVERYBODY CANVIEW ITTHEMSELVES." FORTHE BEST VIEW MAKESURE TO LOOKTOWARDS THESOUTHWEST ABOUTAN HOUR AFTERSUNSET ON MONDAY,DECEMBER 21ST TOSEE THIS GREATCONJUNCTION.REPORTING FOR3NN, I'M AUDRAMOORE.