Jupiter will be clearly visible at sundown just above the horizon in the east. Jupiter will spend the rest of the night crossing from east to west following the same path the Sun took across the sky during the day. This path is called the ecliptic. All the planets follow this path as they travel through the constellations that comprise the zodiac. Jupiter is hanging out in Capricorn at the beginning of September.
Jupiter will be very easy to distinguish from the stars, because at a magnitude of -2.7, it shines more brightly than all of the stars in the sky. Even the dimmer planets like Mars are easy to recognize. Just remember the song "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star". It doesn't go "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Planet". Planets don't twinkle.
*by Tanja Diederich
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