The Sky Today on Wednesday, May 28: Glimpse Jupiter and its Galilean moons

The Moon passes 5° north of Jupiter at 9 A.M. EDT. Just six percent illuminated by this evening, you can try to spot the young crescent Moon hanging above the gas giant in the western sky after sunset.  An hour after the Sun disappears, Jupiter (shining at magnitude –1.9) is just 4° high in theContinue reading “The Sky Today on Wednesday, May 28: Glimpse Jupiter and its Galilean moons”
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