<p>At their closest on the 21th of December (in the UK), they will be very close, only about 6 arc minutes.  That is in the field of view of most telescopes (about 1/5 of the diameter of the moon.</p>
<p>It will look like this (simulated)</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/LHAOd.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/LHAOd.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>

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2020-09-19T20:33:53.937Z
However, won't they be close to the Sun? So telescopic view would be much different than a typical night time view.
JohnHoltz
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2020-09-19T21:02:14.573Z
Quite close yes, but this view is at 17:30 local time, which is well after sunset at my location
James K
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James K
<p>In December of this year, Jupiter and Saturn are going to be in a conjunction. Are they going to be close enough that you could resolve both as more than just dots and see their respective satellites in the same FOV with a telescope?</p>

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Can you see both Jupiter and Saturn (and their moons) in detail during their upcoming conjunction?
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# Can you see both Jupiter and Saturn (and their moons) in detail during their upcoming conjunction?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-09-19)

In December of this year, Jupiter and Saturn are going to be in a conjunction. Are they going to be close enough that you could resolve both as more than just dots and see their respective satellites in the same FOV with a telescope?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2020-09-19. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

At their closest on the 21th of December (in the UK), they will be very close, only about 6 arc minutes. That is in the field of view of most telescopes (about 1/5 of the diameter of the moon.

It will look like this (simulated)

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/LHAOd.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/LHAOd.png)

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: However, won't they be close to the Sun? So telescopic view would be much different than a typical night time view.  
> **username_1**: Quite close yes, but this view is at 17:30 local time, which is well after sunset at my location  

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