Jupiter is the 4th-brightest light in the sky, after the sun, moon and planet Venus. Venus is a morning object now, nearly lost in the sun’s glare. You'll easily spot Jupiter this weekend, near the moon.
Jupiter is just a month past its yearly opposition. It's up in the east each evening now, very bright and noticeable. And when you see the moon and Jupiter this weekend, remember that - although they appear close on our sky’s dome - Jupiter is more than 1,700 times the moon’s distance from Earth right now. Read more.
Jupiter is big! Its Great Red Spot - which, by the way, has been behaving strangely in recent months - is about the size of Earth. You'd need 11 Earths lined up side by side to equal the diameter of Jupiter. Image via Wikimedia Commons. Read more about this weekend's moon and Jupiter.
