Look for Jupiter in the sky or you will wait 107 years

Jupiter59 years later The worldIt will be the closest to. According to experts, the planet, the largest in the Solar System, can also be seen in the sky. “Besides the moon, it has to be one of the brightest objects in the night sky,” NASA Marshall Space Flight Center astrophysicist Adam Kobelski said in a statement.

Visible to the naked eye

Kobelski suggested that those who want to watch Jupiter look to the eastern horizon around sunset today and in the following days. Saying that Jupiter can also be seen with the naked eye, the astrophysicist recommended those who want to take a closer look to use a telescope of at least 4 inches or larger and green-blue filters. Therefore, “the visibility of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot and the cloud layers of the gigantic gas planet will increase.”

The closest are 590 million kilometers

Earth and Jupiter follow elliptical rather than circular orbits, so the distance at which they coincide changes over time. Today the two planets, 590 million kilometers apart, reach the furthest point from each other and the distance between them increases to 965 million kilometers. It is considered rare for Jupiter to pass so close to Earth.

How does Jupiter appear in the sky?

Appearing in a very bright star shape in the sky, Jupiter appears quite bright compared to other stars, although it does not appear as bright as the brightest star Sirius. In other words, there is no star in the sky that is as bright as Jupiter apart from Sirius. Another detail that we can distinguish Jupiter from the stars is that the lights of the stars seem to flash in the sky. Jupiter appears fixed.

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