Celestial Events in Canton, New York - December 2020
Explore the fascinating celestial events captured in Canton, New York during December 2020. Witness the Great Conjunction, Winter Solstice, and the unique positioning of Jupiter and Saturn in the night sky. Delve into the beauty of the cosmos with images created using Starry Night software.
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The Great Conjunction in Canton, New York December 21, 2020 Dr. Aileen A. O Donoghue Professor of Physics, St. Lawrence University
The sky southwest of Canton, NY 5:30 pm December 16, 2020 Tarazed AQUARIUS Altair Alshain AQUILA Deneb Algedi Nashira Algedi CAPRICORNUS Dabih Athalimain PISCES AUSTRINUS 10 Saturn 0.5 separation Jupiter 10 SCUTUM Waxing Crescent Moon 5.5 from Jupiter to the moon SAGITTARIUS SW Made using Starry Night
The sky southwest of Canton, NY 5:30 pm December 17, 2020 Tarazed AQUARIUS Altair Alshain AQUILA Deneb Algedi Nashira Algedi CAPRICORNUS Dabih Athalimain PISCES AUSTRINUS Waxing Crescent Moon 9.5 from Saturn to the moon 0.43 separation Saturn Jupiter 0.5 away SCUTUM SAGITTARIUS Made using Starry Night
The sky southwest of Canton, NY 5:14 pm December 21, 2020 The winter solstice when the sun is at its southernmost position in the sky occurs at 5:02 am EST on 12/21/2020 Tarazed AQUARIUS Altair Alshain AQUILA Deneb Algedi Nashira Algedi CAPRICORNUS Dabih Athalimain PISCES AUSTRINUS Saturn Jupiter 0.1 separation SCUTUM SAGITTARIUS Made using Starry Night
The sky southwest of Canton, NY 5:14 pm December 21, 2020 Titan Callisto AQUARIUS AQUILA Jupiter and Saturn will be separated by 0.1 in the sky, 455.6 million miles in space Jupiter will be 95 million miles closer to us than to Saturn Earth is 93 million miles from the Sun ... space is deep!! Io Ganymede CAPRICORNUS Europa Saturn Jupiter SCUTUM SAGITTARIUS Made using Starry Night
