Today Night, Jupiter will officially be nearest to Earth —368 million miles (592 million kilometers) away — when it reaches opposition, the term for when the sun, Earth, and a given planet are lined up in a row. Star viewers will have their closest encounter with Jupiter in nearly 50 years. Only the moon will be brighter in the night sky as Jupiter is the nearest it’s been to Earth since 1963 and until 2022.
Stargazers seeking Jupiter should look in the southeast to spot what looks like a very bright star in the constellation Pisces.Uranus will also be visible just above Jupiter and will appear like a greenish star, though it won’t twinkle like one.Venus is currently in the western sky after sunset as well. It’s going to be after sunset low in the west and Jupiter’s going to be in the eastern sky.
If You have trouble finding Jupiter can locate it easily Wednesday because the moon is going to be directly above Jupiter.
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