Hey, Space Placers
At sunset tonight, to the SW is brilliant Venus. Saturn is in the S and mighty Jupiter is in the E. At 10 PM local Mars is in the E too.
The king of the planets is directly opposite the Sun today, what astronomers call "opposition".
Jupiter is fascinating to look at in a small telescope as you can see the four main moons discovered by Galileo and happenings in the cloud tops of the giant planet.
Jupiter at Closest Approach to Earth 12/6/24
Greg Redfern @unistellar Odyssey Pro Telescope
Enjoy the planetary parade!
Sky Guy in VA
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