Look to the skies - Jupiter is coming to visit!

Jupiter, the largest planet our the solar system, will look like an extremely bright star next to the Moon in the coming days, in what astronomers have described as “one of the most spectacular events visible” this year.

Look to the skies - Jupiter is coming to visit!

Jupiter, the largest planet our the solar system, will look like an extremely bright star next to the Moon in the coming days, in what astronomers have described as “one of the most spectacular events visible” this year.

"This is definitely an event for your 'bucket list', seeing the two brightest objects in the night sky closer than you will ever see them again in your life," said David Moore, editor of Astronomy Ireland magazine.

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