Watch Jupiter shine bright as it approaches Earth on Monday

Watch Jupiter shine bright as it approaches Earth on Monday

Jupiter will be directly opposite the Sun as seen from Earth on Monday (September 26), allowing sky watchers to see the solar system’s largest planet in stunning detail during an event known as Opposition.

during the opposition JupiterThe Earth and the Sun are aligned in such a way that both planets are on the same side of the star with the Earth sitting between these two massive bodies. Where the gas giant reaches resistance while rising from the east at the same time the sun In the West, it will also be in place Closest approach to Earth , known as the gutter. This closer approach would bring Jupiter about 367 million miles from Earth, the closest gas giant planet to our planet since 1963.

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