A rare planetary alignment could create a “Christmas star” similar to the one said to have guided the three wise men. Saturn and Jupiter will come the closest they have done in hundreds of years, creating a “spectacular event in the sky” on Monday on the winter solstice.
While the planets remain millions of miles apart in space- to the naked eye on Earth they will appear as one bright eye object.
While conjunctions - where objects appear very close to each other in the sky - are not rare, this will be the closest since 1623.
Because of its appearance this year on the winter solstice, it is being described as the 'Christmas Star' in reference to the story of Jesus' birth.
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