Jupiter will be some 367 million miles from Earth tomorrow, the closest it's been since 1963. It coincides with Jupiter being on the opposite side of Earth from the sun — when it'll be its brightest.
The result of both is that the views may be somewhat better than normal.
He mentions that Jupiter is always easily visible in the night sky as long as it's not near the sun and that it might be hard for a casual observer to notice any difference in size. NASA's Juno spacecraft took this image in 2016 at a distance of 6.8 million miles from Jupiter. The planet's moons Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto are also visible.NASA's Juno spacecraft took this image in 2016 at a distance of 6.8 million miles from Jupiter. The planet's moons Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto are also visible.and Callisto are the four moons referred to as Jupiter's Galilean satellites.
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