The Christmas Star
By eileenleyva
@eileenleyva (27555)
Philippines
December 8, 2020 9:08pm CST
If there is one rare astronomical event I am so excited about, it is the Christmas Star coming up in a few days.
Don't get me wrong because I do love the Harvest Moon and the Blood Moon and the Blue Moon, I love the eclipses and meteor showers. I love looking up to the nights skies and just stare at the crescent moon and the millions of stars placed in the sky by one God. But this one that is about to mesmerize us comes centuries and millenniums apart - Jupiter and Saturn creating the Christmas Star.
Last seen eight hundred years ago, aren't we lucky we could view this with the naked eye. But you have to wait and watch from the 15th to the 18th, some 45 minutes after sunset, I believe (please check the news), because that will be the time the conjunction of the planets will be vividly visible.
Picture is borrowed from Forbes
Courtesy of google
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@rsa101 (40946)
• Philippines
9 Dec 20
Wow I never knew that there will be this kind of rare event that will happen in the coming days. I am not interested at looking at the stars and the moon lately since it is not as good as in the provinces where the skies are really clear at night. I will try to find some place where I could see this light from above.
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@rsa101 (40946)
• Philippines
10 Dec 20
@eileenleyva Indeed will look for it. Hope we’ll have clear skies by then. It has been raining the past days in my place.
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@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
9 Dec 20
You and I are very lucky, huh! We get to see the Christmas Star. Start spreading the news so people will witness God's answer to our prayers. Our God has many surprises, huh!
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@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
10 Dec 20
@rsa101 Raining my corner of the sky, too. Hope it clears before the fifteenth.
@jobelbojel (36791)
• Philippines
9 Dec 20
This will be a nice sighting for sure. I am not sure if I would be able to see it from my workstation.
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@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
9 Dec 20
Your workstation something like a bunker? Oh well, perhaps you could stretch the legs and get a break after sundown, and take a look outside to see the magnificence in the heavens.
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@jobelbojel (36791)
• Philippines
9 Dec 20
@eileenleyva I might take an early break or meal break to check.
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@RasmaSandra (97912)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9 Dec 20
I don't know if I will get to see it but I will keep an eye out for it, Thank you for the notice,
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@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
9 Dec 20
It's only a week away. I hope you do get to remember our date with the heavens. It's a sign of hope.
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@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
9 Dec 20
Yes, I also do hope the heavens provide us that wonderful view.
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