ST. LOUIS (KMOX) — Today Jupiter aligns with the Sun and Earth as it approaches the closest distance to our planet it will be at all year. This phenomenon allows the solar system's largest planet to be visible in the sky to the naked eye throughout the month of June.
With a pair of binoculars or a small telescope, NASA says one may be able to spot Jupiter's four largest moons and its banded clouds.
What's Up for June? -- Jupiter is up all night, while Mercury and Mars decide to get close, and the Moon reveals its tilted orbit. Downloadable video and transcript available at https://t.co/tPYUwcimlm pic.twitter.com/lPw2pIEyZ0
— NASA Solar System (@NASASolarSystem) June 3, 2019Stargazers can also look forward to spotting Mars and Mercury appearing super close together in the sky immediately after sunset Monday, June 17, and Tuesday, June 18.
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