Jupiter will soon be so close to Earth that it will be visible with the naked eye — even in the light-polluted skies above New York City. Here's how you catch a glimpse of the celestial giant and its famous Great Red Spot.
Jupiter and its four planet-sized moons, called the Galilean satellites, were photographed in early March by Voyager 1 and assembled into this collage. They are not to scale in this image but are in their relative positions.Jupiter and its four planet-sized moons, called the Galilean satellites, were photographed in early March by Voyager 1 and assembled into this collage. They are not to scale in this image but are in their relative positions.
“Other than the moon, there's nothing in the sky as bright as Jupiter. You can't miss it,” said Bart Fried, executive vice president of theThe night after its opposition, Jupiter will begin to move farther away, appearing smaller and less bright. Until then, the planet will look like “an airplane that’s not moving,” according to Fried.
For the best views, New York City star watchers can go to big, open recreational areas such as Central Park or Carl Schurz Park in Manhattan, and Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens. Areas along the rivers also afford good opportunities for spotting the fifth planet from the sun.Jupiter's violent storms, including its Great Red Spot.
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