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    THE PLANETS

    Aug 11, 2022 3 minutes

    PICK OF THE MONTH

    Jupiter

    Best time to see: 26 September, 00:00 UT

    Altitude: 37˚

    Location: Pisces

    Direction: South

    Features: Detail of the planet’s atmosphere, Galilean moons

    Recommended equipment: 75mm or larger

    Jupiter will reach opposition on 26 September and, when viewed through the eyepiece, appears brightest and largest for this period of observation. Reaching an impressive mag. –2.8, it slips from Cetus into Pisces throughout September, the planet located east of the faint

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