DENVER (KDVR) — In a year where we’ve seen so many bad things happen, the Christmas Star and Great Conjunction that filled the night sky on Monday were a bright spot in a dim year.
Jupiter and Saturn appeared closer in the sky than they have in 400 years.
We have received many photos of Monday night’s event. We want to see yours! You can upload it to our gallery by clicking the “Submit Your Photo” button at the bottom of this article. We will share as many as we can on TV and Social Media.
Willow Springs area. 12/21/2020 
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Photo from Karissa and David Beresford 
My husband and I took these photos with his phone, a tripod and a cheap phone telephoto lens. I thought they turned out pretty cool since you can see Saturn’s rings. I hope you can use them! 
Photo from Karissa and David Beresford 
My husband and I took these photos with his phone, a tripod and a cheap phone telephoto lens. I thought they turned out pretty cool since you can see Saturn’s rings. I hope you can use them! 
Here’s the star I took tonight 
Star over Bandimere, Morrison, and hogback. 
Jupiter/Saturn conjunction photo. 12/21/2020. 6:30 pm 
Star over Bandimere 
The Great Conjunction of Jupiter with its moon and Saturn. 
Christmas Star, photo credit: Brooks Garner 
Christmas star over Wadsworth and ralston 
Christmas Star from Northern Colorado 
The Great Conjunction over Colorado’s oldest church Our 
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My husband and I took these photos with his phone, a tripod and a cheap phone telephoto lens. I thought they turned out pretty cool since you can see Saturn’s rings. I hope you can use them! 
My husband and I took these photos with his phone, a tripod and a cheap phone telephoto lens. I thought they turned out pretty cool since you can see Saturn’s rings. I hope you can use them!
When the planets align, astronomers call it a conjunction, but since this one involves our solar system’s two biggest gas giants, it’s technically a “great conjunction.” Because the event is landing on a holiday week, many have begun calling the formation the “Christmas Star.”
Monday nights even was rare. The last time Jupiter and Saturn appeared as closely as they did was March 4, 1226. There was a closer conjunction of the planets some 400 years ago, but that event was not visible to many of us here on Earth, according to Space.com.
Great conjunctions happen on average every 19.6 years. NASA says after this month’s event, you’ll have to hang in there until 2080 to catch the next great conjunction of similar proximity.
