1 00:00:02,702 --> 00:00:05,905 HEY STAR FRIENDS -- TRACE HERE. THE BRIGHT GAS GIANT JUPITER HAS BEEN 2 00:00:06,006 --> 00:00:11,011 SHINING FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS, BUT IT S BEEN IN RETROGRADE, THAT ENDS THIS WEEK! 3 00:00:11,111 --> 00:00:14,214 FIRST WE NEED TO FIND JUPITER, SO HIT THE SKIES ANY-TIME 4 00:00:14,314 --> 00:00:20,220 AT OR AFTER SUNSET AND LOOK SOUTH. YOU LL SEE A VERY BRIGHT SPOT. 5 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:24,457 RETROGRADE MOTION IS AN ILLUSION. ALL PLANETS IN OUR SYSTEM GO IN THE SAME DIRECTION AROUND 6 00:00:24,557 --> 00:00:28,628 THE SUN, AND NONE ACTUALLY CHANGE DIRECTIONS, BUT THEY DO APPEAR TO CHANGE BECAUSE OF OUR 7 00:00:28,728 --> 00:00:35,001 RELA-TIVE ORBITAL SPEEDS. JUPITER APPEARS TO GO RETRO-GRADE FOR ABOUT 120 DAYS A YEAR. 8 00:00:35,101 --> 00:00:38,471 IT S LIKE PASSING A SLOWER CAR ON A RACETRACK. IF YOU RE GOING FASTER, 9 00:00:38,571 --> 00:00:43,243 THE OTHER CAR COMES CLOSER, THAN APPEARS TO REVERSE DIRECTION. ORBITS ARE SIM-ILAR! 10 00:00:43,343 --> 00:00:47,814 WATCH A PLANET EVERY NIGHT AND IF IT APPEARS TO MOVE WEST, IT S IN RETROGRADE MOTION. NOTHING 11 00:00:47,914 --> 00:00:51,914 BAD WILL HAPPEN TO YOU BECAUSE OF THIS, BUT YOU MIGHT LEARN SOMETHING! KEEP LOOKIN UP!