Skywatchers turn out for rare celestial event

Heavenly convergence: A photo of The Great Conjunction between Jupiter (left) and Saturn captured by ASP and the Penang Mufti Department. — Bernama

BALIK PULAU: Skywatchers and stargazers in Penang had the year-end treat of witnessing the “great conjunction” of Jupiter and Saturn, an astronomical event that was last visible on Earth on March 4,1226.

The great conjunction refers to the close alignment between the two planets, with the closest at 0.1 degrees apart.