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The year 2020 is exceptional for Jupiter and Pluto. These two worlds are having a triple conjunction this year, coming together, moving apart and coming together again three times in 2020. The first conjunction took place on April 5. The second one came on June 30, and the final one will come on November 12. Because all of these Jupiter-Pluto conjunctions happen when these two planets are in our night sky (as opposed to being lost in the sun’s glare), this year’s Jupiter-Pluto alignment might be the best for centuries to come.
This year, very bright Jupiter and very faint Pluto will remain near each other throughout the year, closely aligned in front of the constellation Sagittarius. Pluto requires a telescope to be seen. No telescope? Try NASA’s Night Sky Network to find star parties and/or astronomy clubs near you.
https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/how-to-see-pluto-in-the-night-sky
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Look at the view!
Soldiers with @25thID
and 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team conducted Air Assault operations training in total darkness to accomplish their mission during exercise #LightningForge 2020 at Oahu, Hawaii July 17, 2020.
Camera with flash
by Sgt. Sarah D. Sangster
#Ready2Fight
12:07 AM · Aug 1, 2020·Sprinklr
https://twitter.com/USArmy/status/1289412444066942977/photo/1
A triple conjunction is an astronomical event where two planets or a planet and a star meet each other three times in a short period, either in opposition or at the time of inferior conjunction, if an inferior planet is involved. The visible movement of the planet or the planets in the sky is therefore normally prograde at the first conjunction, retrograde at the second conjunction and again prograde at the third conjunction.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_conjunction