Christmas Star

"On 12.21.2020 (the December solstice), Jupiter and Saturn will align so closely in the night sky that they'll create a radiant point of light some call the "Solstice Star," "Star of Bethlehem" or the "Christmas Star."

"Alignments between these two planets are rather rare, occurring once every 20 years or so, but this conjunction is exceptionally rare because of how close the planets will appear to be to one another," said Patrick Hartigan, an astronomer at Rice University. "You'd have to go all the way back to just before dawn on March 4, 1226, to see a closer alignment between these objects visible in the night sky."

The event, sometimes referred to as The Great Conjunction, occurs roughly every 19 to 20 years, but this is the closest the planets will line up in the night sky since the Middle Ages."

full story: Jupiter and Saturn Will Align to Create the First "Christmas Star" in Nearly 800 Years https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/jupiter-saturn-align-create-first-200357737.html

BTW, you don't have to wait until December 21st to view the planets!! Saturn and Jupiter can be found in the evening sky right after the sun sets, every evening. They are getting closer and closer day by day, and can be seen even more clearly through a telescope. The Geminids meteor shower is also happening this month..

More information:

A Rare Alignment of Planets After 800 Years On December 21, 2020 | The Great Conjunction

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONOdOlrX3OQ

Skywatching: Geminids and a 'Great Conjunction' of planets in Dec. 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgdRn3cBzVo

The Great Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction of 2020 https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/12/02/the-great-jupiter-saturn-conjunction-of-2020/

Best night sky events of December 2020 (stargazing maps) https://www.space.com/33974-best-night-sky-events.html