LIVE Jupiter will make its closest pass to Earth in 59 years

Massive planet Jupiter will make its closest pass to Earth in 59 years becoming easily visible in the night sky. The largest planet in the Solar System will be especially large and bright as it rises in the east at sunset. People will be able to clearly see the planet, and anyone with even a simple pair of binoculars or basic telescope should be able to see stripes o the planet’s surface and some of its largest moons. The close pass will put Jupiter 367 million miles away from Earth, At its furthest, the giant is 600 million miles away,
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