JAMES:
ON JUNE 10TH, JUPITER WILL BE AT OPPOSITION.

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

FOR VIEWING.

LET'S SHOW YOU!

DEAN:
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 OPHIUCHUS THE SERPENT BEARER.

ON JUNE 10TH, JUPITER WILL BE AT OPPOSITION
AND JUST ABOUT 400 MILLION MILES AWAY.

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

JAMES:
TO FIND IT, LOOK FOR A VERY BRIGHT,

NON-TWINKLING LIGHT TO LEFT OF ANTARES, THE
HEART OF SCORPIUS THE SCORPION.

AS THE WEEKS PASS, YOU'LL SEE JUPITER MOVING
WESTWARD TOWARD SCORPIUS.

WE CALL THIS RETROGRADE MOTION, AND ITS AN
OPTICAL ILLUSION CAUSED BY US PASSING JUPITER

IN OUR ORBIT.

JUPITER BEGAN ITS RETROGRADE MOTION IN MID-APRIL
AND ON AUGUST 11TH, IT WILL PAUSE AND BEGIN

TRAVELLING EASTWARD AGAIN.

DEAN:
OH, THE AMAZING THINGS YOU CAN SEE WHEN YOU

REMEMBER TO

BOTH: KEEP LOOKING UP!