Look east after sunset tonight. That brilliant "star" is Jupiter—and it's unmissable right now. 🪐 December 19th, Jupiter sits at magnitude -2.8, brighter than any star in the night sky. Only the Moon outshines it. If you see a brilliant white-gold point low in the east after dark, that's Jupiter. In 22 days (January 10th), Jupiter reaches opposition—closest to Earth, brightest of 2026. But you don't need to wait. Tonight, Jupiter is already spectacular. Through binoculars, you'll see four tiny

The Moon and Jupiter share the sky tonight 🌙🪐 One is reflected sunlight, the other is a giant world shining steady through the dark. ​ #astronomy #space #nightsky #universe #stars | Echoes of the Moon

Jupiter: Moons Orbits JAN, 08, 2018 This visualization shows jupiter and 63 of its moons. We start close in to Jupiter showing relativly fast moving inner moons that are generally in the same orbital plane including the so called 'Galilean moons': Europa, Io, Ganymede, and Callisto. Other inner moons are: Amalthea, Thebe, Adrastea, and Metis. These inner moons orbit Jupiter as fast as about every 7 hours to about every 17 days. These moons are also relativly close to Jupiter: from around 100 tho