Monday, September 20, 2010
Jupiter is Largest Planet Back Towards Earth
Tonight, Monday (20 / 9) the returns of rare events occur in the sky of the universe.
Jupiter approached the Earth at a distance of 592 million kilometers from earth. It is shortest since 1963. Jupiter is in the position of the largest and light observed. This event will not be back until 2022.
"In short, Jupiter seen from the east at the dusk, "said Tony Phillips, an expert Astronomy in California, in cooperation with NASA, last week. Largest planet in the solar system will become the brightest object, three times brighter than the brightest star in the sky is Sirius. On the other hand, the planet Uranus is close to the earth in degrees east of Jupiter. However, the planet Uranus was not as bright as Jupiter, and had to use a telescope to see it.
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