SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — It was a beautiful evening to view the “Christmas Star” in the Sioux Falls night sky. In case you missed it, here’s a picture taken by local resident Mike Rise.
The “Christmas Star” was made of two planets, Jupiter and Saturn. Jupiter is the brightest and Saturn’s light the dimmest as they converged.
Jupiter and Saturn typically align every 20 years but this year will be the closest they’ve aligned since the middle ages. In fact, the last time they appeared so close to one another was the year 1226.
The phenomenon has been named the Christmas Star because of its closeness to the Christmas holiday this year.
