ISS Moves Between Jupiter And Saturn In This Stunning Great Conjunction Footage [WATCH]

The Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn wowed sky-watchers all over the world Monday, with many enthusiasts capturing stunning shots of the rare sight. One particular view of the rare event added another special guest: the International Space Station (ISS).

The Great Conjunction on the winter solstice was truly a special event, with NASA even calling it the "greatest great" conjunction for the next 60 years. The two planets have been moving closer to each other over the past few months and a photographer in Australia even captured the special moment when the ISS passed between the two giants on Dec. 17, just days before the rare event.

Photographer Jason De Freitas drove for an hour to get to Jellore Lookout, Mittagong in New South Wales – the spot where the perfect alignment would be visible. A video he shared on social media showed the image that he captured, as well as the actual footage of the ISS moving between Jupiter and Saturn, with the waxing crescent moon above the three.

"Probably the most unique shot I've ever taken," De Freitas said in the video description. "I had the incredible luck of figuring out I could see the path of the International Space Station traveling through the Jupiter-Saturn conjunction."

It might not have captured the two planets at their closest appearance, but the footage certainly showed a rare moment that could only be seen in the next great conjunction in 20 years, or perhaps in 60 years when the great conjunction will be as "great" as it was on Monday.

Other enthusiasts also shared images of the Great Conjunction, with some even showing Jupiter's moons – Europa, Ganymede, Io and Callisto – in the shot.

"I can't help but be in awe of just how far these planets are," meteorologist Ed Piotrowski tweeted. "From Earth right now, Jupiter is 550 million miles away. Saturn is a staggering 1 billion miles away! Despite appearing close from our Earthly view, the two planets are 450 miles apart."

Those who missed the event on Monday need not worry because there is still time to catch the Great Conjunction. NASA said Jupiter and Saturn will continue to appear nearer to each other than the apparent diameter of the moon till Christmas Eve.