Jupiter Exits the Evening Sky

Jove
Jupiter and the moons Europa, Ganymede and Callisto (left-right)
Jupiter is quickly sliding into the sunset heading for superior conjunction on July 24th. This evening the planet will be 15° above the setting Sun, in the next couple of weeks it will disappear into the glare. Look for Jupiter to reappear in the dawn during the first week of August.

Author: Andrew

An electrical engineer, amateur astronomer, and diver, living and working on the island of Hawaiʻi.

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