Jupiter - Saturn (Great) Conjunction - 2020

I really didn't want to make this post due to a major issue which happened when we were using the binoculars, but here we go.

On December 21st, Jupiter and Saturn, two of the biggest planets in the Solar System were seen to be next to each other relative to the Earth by 6 arcminutes, which is really close (1 arcminute = 1/60 degrees). It was so close that the last time they were that close was during 1623, which was around 400 years ago! (Note: The last time that they were this close AND visible was in 1226!)

The problem mentioned above happened while, around 5:30 p.m., we attempted to take a photo of the planets during closest approach, with the Galilean moons visible in the final image. However, one of the attachments broke during the setup of the camera, which made it near impossible to even attempt to take a image of the planets, in its magnified state. All other attempts were proven unsuccessful.

Due to this major issue, we eventually decided to cease trying to take an image.

However, using my phone, I took a picture of the surrounding area, in which, a bright dot was visible. The bright dot was the two planets next to each other.

Here is the photo, shown below although it is in super low resolution.

This post is much shorter than what I would have written but by the delayed post, you know that I didn't want to type this. I might try better for the "triple conjunction" on January 10th, if it is visible from my location.

Also, Happy New Year

2021