[And a very happy 55th birthday this day to Craig "Junior" Miller.]
Go out 45 minutes/hour after sunset and look to the southwest for the brightest thing in the sky (other than the moon). You might think you're only seeing one object, but look more carefully, perhaps slightly avert your gaze. They will only be one-tenth of a degree apart -- about one-fifth the apparent diameter of the full moon. Saturn, which is usually intrinsically bright, will be much dimmer than Jupiter. As you can see from the chart, it's about twice as far away. Jupiter and Saturn will in fact be over a half-billion miles apart at that time.
Don't wait too long, as the conjunction will set not long into the night.
Wishing all Confessors a safe and happy Christmas.
-- Plainsman
