Look now: The brilliant star below and right of the Moon is Jupiter!
14 January 2014 Planet spotting cannot come any easier than tonight.
Jupiter and Moon finder chart for 9 pm AEST / 10 pm AEDT 14 January 2014. Chart prepared using the highly recommended Sky Safari Pro tablet app. Used with permission. Note that the view through your telescope may look different depending the design of your telescope.
To find Jupiter, just look for the Moon as soon as the sky is dark enough to see some stars. The brilliant star (and the brightest object in the night sky beside the Moon) below and to the right of the Earth’s Moon is Jupiter.
Jupiter and Galilean Moons finder chart for 9 pm AEST / 10 pm AEDT 14 January 2014. Chart prepared using the highly recommended Sky Safari Pro tablet app. Used with permission. Note that the view through your telescope may look different depending the design of your telescope.
With even a small telescope or a decent pair of binoculars, you will be able to see the four largest of Jupiter’s moons (see above chart). More information about them can be found here on Wikipedia.
