Jupiter

  • Graphic from the app Sky Safari that shows the constellation of Taurus with Jupiter and the Moon, plus the Hyades star cluster in the center and the Pleiades to the lower right
    There will be a pretty view to the west tonight with Jupiter and the crescent Moon pairing up in Taurus. Add some extra magic to your evening and grab a pair of binoculars to gaze into the star-filled clusters of the Hyades and the Pleiades.Graphic
  • Graphic showing Jupiter with 2 moons on left and 2 on right (Europa, Io, Callisto and Ganymede)
    The King of the Planets reigns over the winter skies this month. Grab your binos and look for Jupiter in the constellation of Taurus the Bull. See if you can spot the four largest moons - Ganymede, Callisto, Europa and Io as they orbit around
  • Graphic showing December 13 Moon, Jupiter and Open Clusters
    The winter skies are so enchanting! Look to the east tonight to spot the waxing gibbous Moon and brilliant Jupiter amidst the Pleiades and Hyades star clusters. Also, the Geminid meteor shower peaks tonight, but the Moon will be so bright that
  • Graphic showing the eastern sky with the Moon and jupiter close to gemini
    Once again, the Moon helps us to spot another planet this month. Find the almost full, but technically 96% illuminated waning gibbous Moon rising in the east. The giant planet Jupiter will be below the Moon. Don’t miss this sight and grab a pair of
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