Giant planet Jupiter just came closest to Earth in nearly 60 years

When night fell on Sept 23, some 15 members of The Astronomical Society of Singapore (Tasos) turned up in Bukit Batok Nature Park, filled with bright hopes of tracking giant planet Jupiter in the sky. But, at 8pm, it was cloudy and data scientist Koh Wee Ming, 37, did not...

This phenomenon after 3.15am on Sept 27 is called Jupiter's Opposition, where the planet sits directly opposite the sun, with Earth in between. It appears as though the three are in a single line in space.

This meant that through a telescope, Jupiter's features - such as its bands and swirls - would appear sharper. He added that this year's opposition saw Jupiter at about 590 million km from Earth, while the closest approach in 2021 was at about 600 million km. For the rest of the year, the planet will be the most prominent object in the night sky, after the moon.

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