The largest planet in our solar system will be the biggest and most visible its been to the naked eye for 59 years.
A composite image of Jupiter taken by the James Webb Space Telescope's Near-Infrared Camera .
Starting this weekend, because two celestial events have fortuitously occurred at the same time, you'll be able to see Jupiter in all its glory, because apart from the Moon, it'll be the brightest object in the night sky. When its at its furthest, Jupiter is more than 600 million miles away. At its closest point, the distance from Earth to Jupiter is just 365 million miles, which makes it appear very bright in the sky.
Jupiter is obviously visible now and has kept amateur astronomers busy throughout September, but Monday should provide the most spectacular views from our region from sunset to sunrise on Tuesday.
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