Hey Fellow Fox 5'ers!
In between thunderstorms take a look tonight and tomorrow night in the southeast sky right after sunset.
The brightest "star" you see is really the planet Jupiter, largest of all solar system planets. It will be directly opposite the Sun, or at opposition on July 8th and nearest the Earth for all of 2008 on July 9th.
You can't miss it. If you are lucky enough to have dark skies, the Milky Way is in the field of view as well and forms a stunning backdrop to the king of the planets.
SkyGuy
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Hi, my name is Greg Redfern and you may have seen me on Fox 5 or heard me on WTOP and Washington Post Radio talking about space and astronomy. I write a weekly astronomy column for WTOP News called "What's Up: The Space Place" and I am a NASA-Jet Propulsion Lab Solar System Ambassador. Be sure to visit Astrocast.tv for the latest webcast episode. Space related stuff is my passion. If you have any space or astronomy related questions please let me know.
Member Since: 6/11/2007
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