Christmas Star

Jupiter and Saturn have been moving closer together in the nighttime sky and will appear as one very bright star over Georgia on the night of the winter solstice, Dec. 21. (Shutterstock)

GEORGIA — Monday's winter solstice brings a bit of an optical illusion as Jupiter and Saturn will dance in a planetary conjunction, lining up perfectly to create the illusion of a "Christmas star" over Georgia. If that's not enough to brighten the longest night of the year, a meteor shower peaks that night, too, but continues through the week.

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