"The Great Conjunction" of Jupiter and Saturn (December 23, 2020)

Single frame. Observing conditions were extremely unfavorable: planets low on the horizon, severe light pollution, wind, and variable cloud cover. Observations were made on 12/23/20 (two days after the planets' closest approach) from 17:10 to 17:30 Moscow time from a balcony. Imaging was done with single frames, no light pollution filter used. Distance between the planets: At the closest approach on 12/21/20 – 5-6 arcminutes (or 1/5 of the Moon's disk); At the time of observation on 12/23/20 – 13-14 arcminutes (less than half of the Moon's disk). Only three moons are visible around Jupiter because Callisto was transiting the disk at that moment.