thebearandthemoon

The two brightest planets will be close to each other in the sky from our viewpoint. And a third planet will be less than 10° away.

Jupiter and Venus will be blazing away with a somewhat less bright Mercury closer to the horizon. Mercury is not especially dim, but because it orbits close to the sun it is usually lost in the sun's glare.

If it is mostly clear at your location around sunset on Tuesday June 9th, go outside and face WNW as the evening sunlight dims. If you have 7X50 or better binoculars, you may be able to see as many as 4 of Jupiter's moons. Whenever doing any astronomical observing, it's preferable to have as little artificial lighting around you as possible. Though you can probably see Jupiter and Venus themselves even from downtown of a big city.

Landscape in the Day, Ikeda Masuo, 1969-1970, Brooklyn Museum: Contemporary Art

Size: 26 x 21 in. (66.0 x 53.3 cm) Medium: Lithograph