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Merry Christmas 2020!

December 23, 2020

It is the Christmas season! Season of wonder and joy. May the wonder of Christmas fill your home and heart. Friends and family are the real gifts of Christmas.

At the Winter Solstice,* we saw the planets Jupiter and Saturn form a bright Christmas Star in the sky! It was Jupiter and Saturn’s great conjunction. On that day, December 21st, Jupiter and Saturn lined up so close that they appeared as one bright shining star — the Christmas Star. It was the closest the two planets have appeared in 800 years — perhaps a sign of brighter days to come in 2021.

May the peace and beauty of the Christmas season last throughout the year!

*Monday, December 21st was the first day of winter. It was the winter solstice.

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  1. Lucy Valitchka says

    December 28, 2020 at 12:45 pm

    What a display of Christmas trees, Donna. If those are yours & Johns, you are very ambitious.

    Happy Winter Solstice with the information about Jupiter & Saturn. The clouds prevented us from seeing them.

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    • Donna VanBuecken says

      December 28, 2020 at 4:20 pm

      Lucy — that was our 2010 Christmas tree. We had the whole family together.

      The clouds never stopped for a glimpse of the great conjunction, but my brother saw them from the cabin — Donna

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