Winter Solstice this year will see a rare astronomical event - the Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn.

Winter Solstice this year will see a rare astronomical event - the Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn

. ...December 21marks the Winter Solstice in the northern hemisphere, which is the shortest day and longest night of the year, also when the sun is at its lowest daily maximum elevation

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