September Night Sky
Jupiter is close to the planet Uranus all month. At the beginning of the month, the two planets are 1.7 degrees apart, and by month's end they lie 1.4 degrees apart. On September 18, Jupiter will pass 0.8 degrees south of Uranus. Uranus shines at magnitude 5.7 and will be the closest point of light at this brightness except for Jupiter's four inner moons. This is a great opportunity to see Uranus for observers who have never viewed it before.
Other than Jupiter and Uranus, the other visible planets this month are in the west as the sun sets. Venus is still dominant and bright at magnitude -4.8, it’s brightest possible, even though it is stuck near the horizon and bathed in the twilight glow.
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