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Jupiter will be at its closest point in 60 years tonight !

Jupiter will be at its closest point in 60 years tonight ! 

Jupiter will be at its closest point in 60 years tonight !













-What Is Jupiter

Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System. 
It is a giant planet with a mass one-thousandth that of the Sun, but two-and-a-half times that of all the other planets in the Solar System combined. 
Jupiter and Saturn are gas giants; the other two giant planets, Uranus and Neptune, are ice giants. 
Jupiter has 67 moons, including the four large Galilean moons discovered by Galileo Galilei in 16 

-What will happen to Jupiter tonight ! 


Jupiter will be at its closest point in 60 years tonight! 
offering stargazers an opportunity to see the planet at its brightest. The giant planet will be just 464 million miles (747 million kilometers) from Earth when it reaches opposition on June 10, meaning it will be visible all night long. 
Opposition occurs when Jupiter and the sun line up on opposite sides of Earth. 
Jupiter will be so bright that it will be visible to the naked eye, weather permitting. 
But for the best view, stargazers should use binoculars or a small telescope to get a closer look at the planet's four largest moons: Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto. 

-How was it captured


Video taken with an Optron 78/400 refractor, Sony a7Rii CCD link to Optron May 16 2021- Sunday May 16 2021- Another open star cluster in Taurus, it is M45, or the Pleiades. 
Estimated at 150 million years old, it is very young compared to globular star clusters, however because of its young age, the bound star formation is massive, but very spread out in its existence. 
It contains half a million stars and outstanding colour. It used to be said that the Pleiades stars were actually a sistership to the biblical Seven Sisters. In fact, in actual history, the Seven Sisters Myth originated with the Pleiades during the time of Aristotle's birth. The Romans called it the Vergilius, after the Roman poet Virgil, who said the Pleiades were turned to stone by the anger of Diana, the goddess of hunting and the 

-What countries will Jupiter appear in?


Jupiter will appear in the night sky of every country on Earth. 
Jupiter will be visible in the night sky for most of the world throughout 2022. 
However, there are certain countries where the planet will be more visible than others. 
Some of the best places to see Jupiter in 2022 include: -The United States -Canada -Mexico -Brazil -Argentina -Chile -Peru - 

-How can we see Jupiter 


How can we see jupiter tonight,Jupiter will be close to the Sun in the sky. 
This means that it will be difficult to see during the day. However, it will be visible in the evening sky after sunset. 

That’s all for now! Be sure to keep an eye out for Jupiter in the night sky over the next few weeks. And if you have any questions about Jupiter or its upcoming close approach to Earth, feel free to leave them in the comments below.

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