Houston, Texas. Saturn passing 0.1° west-northwest of Jupiter 32 minutes after sunset on December 21, 2020. Equipment: Celestron 9.25" f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain, Nikon Z7, Celestron AVX Mount. Stacked frames from 5 x 1 min videos using camera movie mode: 2160p, 30 fps, DX frame, varying ISO (64, 100, 200, 400, 800). Post-Processing: PIPP, AutoStakkert, RegiStax, and Photoshop. Previous such close conjunction happened on July 17, 1623. Next such close conjunction will be on March 15, 2080.
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