In honor of tonight’s Great Conjunction between Jupiter and Saturn, enjoy this Intergalactic Planets fabric designed by Dan Morris for QT Fabrics.
The Great Conjunction will occur on December 21, 2020 when Jupiter and Saturn will appear in the southwestern sky just after sunset only 0.1 degrees (6 arc-minutes) apart. The two planets can be seen close together throughout the month of December, but on December 21 they will appear the closest.
Jupiter and Saturn pass each other about once every 20 years. 2020 is special, though, because it has been about 400 years since the planets have passed this close to each other, and nearly 800 years since this has happened at night.
Take a look outside around 6pm tonight and enjoy the sight! If you’d like to see the bag I made with this fabric, click here.