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Friday night is a great night to get comfortable and watch the night sky., will be bright and prominent in the eastern skies starting right at sunset. Jupiter reached opposition just after midnight on Friday , meaning it lies directly opposite the sun as seen from, which will be far dimmer and require a strong telescope and patience to locate and observe. Farther to the left will be the"Seven Sisters" of the, one of the most popular sights in the night sky.
Look to the lower left of Jupiter to find the Pleaides, also known as the Seven Sisters. This star cluster, also referred to as Messier 45 or M45, is a group of more than 1,000no more than 150 million years old. While the cluster's six or seven brightest stars are visible in most moderately dark skies, using binoculars or a small telescope will reveal many more.
This Messenger spacecraft image shows comet 2P/Encke during its closest approach to Mercury. At that time, Encke was approximately 2.3 million miles from Messenger and 32.7 million miles from the sun. The tail was oriented nearly side on to Messenger in this image and is seen to stretch several degrees from the comet's bright coma in the direction away from the Sun. This image was released Nov. 25, 2013.
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