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Jupiter to dazzle as it reaches opposition this weekend On Saturday, Dec. 7, Jupiter will reach opposition, the point in its orbit when it appears in the exact opposite part of the sky than the sun.
The celestial event will be visible by 4 p.m. EST, as Jupiter rises around sunset. Stargazers can view the planet's beauty until around sunrise on the morning of December 7.
Weather permitting, Jupiter will not only be brighter than most other stars and planets in the evening sky, but will also be visible all night long. Jupiter, ascending: See our solar system’s ...
Hubble image of the scar taken on 23 July 2009 during the 2009 Jupiter impact event, showing a blemish of about 8,000 kilometres long. [ 1 ] In recorded history , the planet Jupiter has experienced impact events and has been probed and photographed by several spacecraft .
Astronomers believe the Star of Bethlehem or "Christmas Star" could have been a real event explained by something as simple as Jupiter in opposition, which happens this year on Dec. 7.
2009 Jupiter impact event; 2010 Jupiter impact event; 2016 Jupiter impact event; S. Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 This page was last edited on 17 October 2017, at 03 ...
The theatre was originally founded in 1979 as the Burt Reynolds Dinner Theater, owned and operated by the namesake actor. During the Dinner Theater's operating years, 1979-1996, it featured more celebrity performers than any other arts venue in Palm Beach County, including the opening season's Vanities (starring Sally Field, Tyne Daly, and Gail Strickland). [2]
Jupiter and Mars are creeping close together in the sky, and you can see them if you stay up late enough. In the early morning hours, starting around 2 a.m., look to the east and turn slightly ...