EarthSky Tonight—September 24, Harvest moon, Jupiter still out dusk to dawn
Why does the Full Harvest Moon in particular – the full moon closest to the autumn equinox – bring about dusk-till-dawn moonlight for several nights in succession?
EarthSky Tonight-Sept 23 Harvest Moon, Jupiter, equinox
September 2010 presents the only time in your lifetime that you will be able to witness the moon and Jupiter’s simultaneous all-night appearance on the equinox
EarthSky Tonight—September 22, Harvest moon, Jupiter, Autumn equinox
The equinox falls at 9:09 p.m. on this Wednesday evening, according to clocks set to Mountain Daylight Time. That translates to 3:09 a.m. tomorrow – on Thursday, September 23 –…
EarthSky Tonight—September 21, Jupiter’s closest opposition since 1963
Today Earth passes between the sun and Jupiter, placing Jupiter opposite the sun in our sky. Astronomers call this event an opposition of Jupiter.
EarthSky Tonight—Tonight September 2, Venus sets as Jupiter rises on September evenings
The farther south you live, the later that Venus stays out after dark. That means a later rising time for Jupiter, too.
EarthSky Tonight—August 27, moon near Jupiter – not Mars
Currently, both the moon and planet are in the constellation of Pisces the Fish. They are not far from the circular pattern of stars known as The Circlet in Pisces.
EarthSky Tonight—August 26, Jupiter and moon in east by late evening
In fact, astronomers of past centuries were originally able to rank the planets by distance based on the speed of their motions in front of the fixed stars.
EarthSky Tonight—August 24, August full moon is smallest, farthest full moon in 2010
The August 2010 full moon is the smallest, farthest full moon of the year.
EarthSky Tonight—August 23, Venus points way to fainter Mars
Shining at magnitude -4.4, Venus easily pierces the northern hemisphere’s thick summer air.
Earthsky Tonight—July 23, Jupiter appears to stop, then change direction
The Earth’s average speed is about 67,000 miles an hour, while Jupiter lumbers along at less than half that speed, or about 29,000 miles an hour.