Here’s how it works. Jupiter will be directly opposite the sun as seen from Earth on Monday (Sept. 26), allowing skywatchers to see the solar system's largest planet in incredible detail during ...

Related: Jupiter is at its closest to Earth in 59 ... this big planet all summer long as it has been approaching the Earth. Opposition, when it will be in the sky all night long, from sunset ...

Beginning on Thursday until Friday, Nov. 3, Jupiter will be in opposition with Earth, according to EarthSky. Ten days later, Uranus will also be in opposition with Earth, appearing in the evening ...

The gas giant Jupiter is coming the closest it has come to Earth in 59 years this Monday and will be particularly visible because it coincides with another event called opposition. When in ...

That is not all, though. The gas giant will also be at opposition—a situation in which the sun, Earth and Jupiter line up perfectly. This coincidence will improve Jupiter's visibility still further.

There will be great views of Jupiter throughout the night of Monday, Sept. 26, when the largest planet in our solar system reaches opposition, according to NASA. Opposition is when Earth passes ...

That means it’s directly opposite the Sun from our viewpoint here on Earth. It rises at sunset, sets at sunrise, and is visible all night. During the previous day, Jupiter will reach its closest ...

Here’s what’s happening: Jupiter is approaching a position in the solar system where it is in “opposition” to Earth, in the parlance of astronomers, which means directly opposite the sun ...

Jupiter will make its closest approach to Earth in the last 59 years on Monday night. According to NASA, stargazers can expect excellent views when the giant planet reaches opposition. Opposition ...

Jupiter will make its closest path to the Earth and will shine its brightest on Dec. 7. This aerial display occurs when Earth positions itself between the Sun and Jupiter. There are a few options ...