Great Conjunction and Racing Sun

Tomorrow the gas giants Jupiter and Saturn will appear closer in the sky than at any time in the past 800 years. Jupiter has been slowly catching up to Saturn and the distance between the two has shrunk. By now they're extremely close--so close Saturn appears little farther from Jupiter than its Gallilean satellites (see above). 

Jupiter, however, is not the only celestial object about to catch up. The sun will soon overtake both planets. Jupiter has reached Saturn and will pass it because, being nearer the sun, it moves more rapidly in its orbit. But Earth is much closer to sol than Jupiter, hence orbits much more quickly. Since the sun's movement along the ecliptic is a reflection of Earth's movement, i.e. far faster than Jupiter, sol will reach the gas giants in a rather short time. 

The speed of Earth and sol is further enhanced by the fact that Earth is now near perihelion, or even closer to the sun than it usually is. Instead of a slow or "standing sun" like in July, there is a now a racing sun. The show will end soon as both gas giants disappear into the rays of the setting sun

High Strangeness

Over the years, there have been many reports of humanoids exhibiting "high strangeness" i.e. behavior unlike what we would expect of space travelers. Some examples of this were noted in October 1973. Near Savannah, Georgia, on October 18, motorists observed a tiny silver being standing beside US Rt. 17. Many drivers slowed down to better see the humanoid. Standing near a road in full view of traffic can be called high strangeness. It was far from the clearest example; just standing was nowhere near as odd as other reported behavior. In other cases, aliens were motionless except for moving their arms around their waists, or floated up and down from their craft. Yet many people would claim no intelligent being would travel hundreds of light years just to loiter near a highway. 

In fact the ET had an important mission, essentially no different from that of thousands of others. He came (or was displayed) just to be seen, to help get humanity used to the reality of aliens, and their presence here. The entity was tiny to make it clear he was not human, or not of this world. To ensure that people got the message, he was silvery to be conspicuous, and appeared along a major highway. No doubt, witnesses concluded aliens are real and here. 

 In light of the alien objective, standing near a road was not really strange. But why is there truly odd behavior? Such behavior causes people to question the ETH hence doesn't appear consistent with acclimation to ETs. But acclimation is a long, slow process. It'll probably take a century to complete; moreover its consummation will doom the status quo. Nineteen seventy three was far too early for general acceptance of the alien reality; even in 2021 it would be premature. Therefore even as acclimation continues the phenomenon ensures there is enough grounds for doubt to prevent things from coming to a head too soon.