JAMES:
ON MAY 9TH, JUPITER WILL BE AT OPPOSITION.

DEAN:
THIS MEANS THAT IT LL BE IN A GREAT LOCATION

FOR VIEWING.

LET'S SHOW YOU!

DEAN:
OK, WE HAVE OUR SKIES SET FOR 11:00 PM, ANY

NIGHT THIS WEEK.

IF YOU LOOK TOWARD THE EAST, YOU'LL SEE JUPITER
AMONG THE STARS OF LIBRA THE SCALES.

ON MAY 9TH, HOWEVER, JUPITER WILL BE AT OPPOSITION
AND

ONLY 4.4 ASTRONOMICAL UNITS AWAY.

SO, THIS MAKES IT GREAT FOR VIEWING IN A SMALL
TELESCOPE.

JAMES:
TO FIND IT, LOOK FOR A NON-TWINKLING LIGHT

NEAR THE STAR ZUBENELGENUBI, WHICH IS THE
FORMER SOUTHERN CLAW OF SCORPIUS THE

SCORPION.

AS THE WEEKS PASS, YOU LL SEE JUPITER MOVING
WESTWARD THROUGH LIBRA.

WE CALL THIS RETROGRADE MOTION.

JUPITER BEGAN ITS RETROGRADE MOTION ON MARCH
9TH AND ON JULY 10TH, IT WILL PAUSE AND BEGIN

TRAVELLING EASTWARD AGAIN.

DEAN:
SO CHECK OUT JUPITER TONITE AND REMEMBER TO

BOTH:
KEEP LOOKING UP!