INDIANAPOLIS — Conditions are great tonight for a view of Saturn and Jupiter in the southern sky.
According to earthsky.org, this is the first time since 2000 that Jupiter and Saturn will be in a "conjunction" or when the planets are in a close proximity in the sky.
They will ultimately be closest December 21 of this year but they are currently beginning to come closer.
To find the planets, look in the southern sky in the mid to late evening.
Jupiter will appear the brightest and Saturn will be just east of Jupiter. In fact, Jupiter will appear 15 times brighter than Saturn and is the fourth brightest celestial object visible to earth behind the sun, the moon, and the planet Venus.
For the month of August in 2020, four of the five bright solar system planets will appear.
Jupiter and Saturn at nightfall and throughout the night, Mars in the late evening and dawn, Venus in the predawn and dawn hours. Mercury shifts from the morning to evening sky but it often not visible due to the solar glare, according to earthsky.org.
