The moon and Jupiter will make a close approach to each other in the sky on Sunday.
In the evening sky, the moon will pass to the south of Jupiter and both objects will be seen in front of the constellation of Pisces. The moon and Jupiter will be visible from New York. The time is at around seven degrees above the horizon. A fist at arm's length is about 10 degrees.
In the early hours of the morning, at around 2:57 a.m. The conjunction will reach its highest point in the sky on Sunday. The moon and Jupiter will be visible through the night. They will disappear in the dawn twilight at 19 degrees above the western horizon.
You can see what you can see tonight.
The event won't be visible in the eyepiece because of the separation of the moon and Jupiter. The naked eye is the best way to view Sunday's conjunction. The skies will be clear and dark.
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In comparison to other bodies in the sky, the moon is moving quickly through the night sky. It takes Jupiter a year to travel past the constellation.
The fifth planet from the sun is Jupiter. Despite being dimmer in the night sky, it is the largest planet in the solar system.
It would take about 1,300 Earths to fill the volume of Jupiter, so with around 50 moons able to fit in the volume of our planet, that means that the gas giant could fit around 65,000 moons.
The moon would be about the size of a garden pea and the diameter of Jupiter would be ringed by 11 Earths.
Jupiter is so large that it is estimated to have twice the mass of the other planets combined.
Jupiter is a bright white speck of light that can be seen at twilight and is brighter than any star in the sky. Jupiter is not as bright as Venus.
The four largest moons of Jupiter are visible to the naked eye because of their close proximity to the gas giant.
The larger of the Jovian moons can be seen with a small telescope or binoculars.
Jupiter is banded across its surface with distinctive stripes and swirls. There are clouds and winds of ammonia and water in the atmosphere of a gas giant planet.
The great Red Spot is the most amazing storm on Jupiter's surface. This storm, which has been raging for over 100 years and sinks deep into Jupiter's atmosphere, could swallow the entire planet.
Between the moon and the planets, there are at least a couple of times a month when there is ajunction. There will be a conjunction of the moon and Jupiter in October.
If you want to see the conjunction of the moon and Jupiter, you can check out our guides. If you want to take a picture of Jupiter or the moon, you should check out our recommendations for the best cameras.
If you take a picture of the moon and Jupiter, send it to spacephotos@space.com with your name and location in the subject line.
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