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Tonight’s Sky

In about 30 minutes, Earth will move between Jupiter and the Sun putting Jupiter into a state of opposition.  While Jupiter is no where near as bright as a star, it will shine it’s brightest, and biggest display since the century began.

It will rise at sunset and be out all night as the sky’s brightest star (planet), until Venus (the morning star) shines before dawn.

Look to the south at midnight, when the sun is below your feet, near the constellation Capricornus.  Capricornus is an arrow-shaped constellation featuring the star Deneb Algedi (Arabic for ‘the goat’s tail’); this is where you will find Jupiter.