Jupiter is the brightest “star” in the evening sky. It is low in the eastern sky during the early evening hours. It is just passed opposition rising just before sunset.

For more information about the planets see:

• 2017:  Mercury in the Evening Sky

• 2017 Evening Planets
• 2017 Morning Planets
• Venus as a Morning Star, 2017
• Chart and Image Collection
• Jupiter’s Year with Spica:  A Triple Conjunction

Categories: Astronomy, Sky Watching

Tags: astronomy, Jupiter, Planets, sky watching