Jupiter????

[Aceph]

Anyone know when optimum viewing will be for Jupiter, in the northern hemisphere of Ohio, USA...????

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[Demonperformer]

Opposition is March next year. It will have a declination of +6, so at 40N latitude (taken from internet for "Ohio", adjust for your specific latitude) it will culminate at about 46 degrees above the horizon.

That said, Jupiter can be observed for a lot of the year, and should start to be visible in the morning sky by about the end of this month.

HTH

[Aceph]

Thanks demon! Can't wait! Going for M31 when the clouds break!

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[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Jupiter is one of the greatest planets to observe, hugely dynamic, and shows detail even when far away. Long before opposition in March you should be able to get good views

[Demonperformer]

You may be interested in some of the info on this page: http://www.nakedeyeplanets.com/jupiter.htm

[Special K]

It's already rising quite a bit in the early hours of the morning, and that can be a great observing time even as it becomes first light. I've got a new planetary eyepiece so looking forward to this myself! As we know, it was just short of some mass from becoming a star in its own right, but it still emits an incredible amount of radiation, such that we could never get as close as the Yoyager or Galileo probes. A violent and ever changing world, that is an endless fascination.

[Aceph]

Thanks all! I was out early this morning and saw Jupiter and Venus,

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