Jupiter and Moon Met Up in Night Sky This Week

(Before It's News)

Step outside Wednesday evening and look to the east-northeast sky for a surprising celestial sight.

If you’re outside around 6:30 p.m. EST (2330 GMT) and weather permits, the first striking view you might get is the moon. It will be one night past full phase, but look more closely and shining prominently to the moon’s left will be a dazzling silvery-white, non-twinkling “star.”

As the evening wears on, both the moon and its brilliant companion will appear to ascend the sky side by side. This cosmic companion is not a star, but the largest planet in our solar system: Jupiter.

The bright planet Jupiter will shine near the moon on Dec. 18, 2013 and could dazzle skywatchers with clear night skies. This view shows how Jupiter and the moon will appear in the eastern night sky on Dec. 18 at 8 pm local time for observers in mid-northern latitudes.

Source SPACE.COM

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