59-year wait to end! Jupiter at its Biggest soon; NASA says you just need binocs
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Know when, where and how to catch a rare glimpse of Jupiter this week. NASA says watch it with just binoculars.
This week, the night sky will see a special member of our solar system make for a spectacular view from Earth. It is the largest planet in the solar system, Jupiter, which will make its closest approach to Earth. It has been steadily brightening and rising in the night sky over the last few months. Now, on September 26, Jupiter is ready to reach its annual “opposition” and closest point to Earth. "Opposition" happens when an astronomical object rises in the east as the Sun sets in the west from the perspective of Earth. This brings the space object and the Sun to the opposite sides of the Earth, NASA explaine...