Jupiter 2 (edited, higher resolution)

A video of Jupiter (and also showing Mercury and Mars) taken just before dawn on Feb 19, from Australia.

Jupiter is clearly visible with some of its companion moons just detectable when zoomed in. It was just as bright as it should be, no brighter, and definitely not 'ignited', as some folks are saying after misintepreting some images from NASA's SOHO spacecraft.

Note that from the US currently, Jupiter will appear much 'lower' (slanted to the right and down) in the pre-dawn sky and is harder to see as the sky will be brighter.. Give it a couple of weeks, as Jupiter moves through the skies.

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• jupiter
• mercury
• mars
• ignite

[RR44v]

FINALLY.. someone who gets it right. i have said it was jupiter.. but some here on you tube say i'm wrong. THANK YOU. i'm adding this one to my favorites and subscribing too.

[chrlz904]

There's an awful lot of sky-challenged folk out there.. (O:

As this video is a bit out of date (and is also the view from 'down under' which differs from yours), may I suggest you get a copy of Stellarium for your computer. It's a wonderful program, free, and you'll never be puzzled by what's up there again.. Recommend it to the 'challenged' folk, too.. Install it, tell it where you live, and bingo, an interactive, real-time sky view. You can change locations and times at will.

[chrlz904]

Er, no, maybe? Where are you looking from, in what direction, and what time?

For northern hemisphere, Venus sets just after the Sun, West. Saturn rises in ESE at about the same time, then moves up and over to the West during the night. Jupiter rises nearer to dawn. As the planets are continually moving through the sky, this only applies right now...

If it's a star, could be Sirius, Rigel... (refer to first question..)

I suggest you get Stellarium (free) - excellent planetarium software.

[saturninenight]

So cool.

[MANOS777777777777777]

so..the bright star we all see in our skies at night is Jupiter..right?

[soulshorizons]

So uh, dangit no light and love spewing forth from Jupiter...

Stupid GFL missed with their "Make a Sun" bombs. Dam ANTON is not gonna like this