sab@houca.UUCP (09/21/84)
A friend asked me to post this question: When will the next conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter be visible in the northern hemisphere? Thanx. Scott
Lynn.es@XEROX.ARPA (09/27/84)
Saturn and Jupiter conjunct (is that the right verb?) every twenty years, usually once, but occasionally a triple in quick succession (few months apart). Such conjunctions are almost always visible in both north/south entire hemispheres, at least within a day of conjunction, with the exception of some of the polar regions. I say almost because maybe 10% of the time the conjunction occurs when they are essentially behind the sun as seen from the earth. I remember observing a Saturn-Jupiter conjuction a few years ago (3 maybe?), so it is a long wait for the next one. I can look up the date tomorrow if "about 17 years" isn't close enough. /Don Lynn