Overview

• The conjunction will be visible in the eastern sky before sunrise, with no need for telescopes or binoculars.
• Jupiter will outshine Mars by a factor of 16, but both planets will be easily visible to the naked eye.
• This close encounter occurs roughly every two years, but the next similar event won't happen until 2033.
• Observers may also catch glimpses of the Perseid meteor shower and Uranus nearby.
• Mars and Jupiter will be located in the constellation Taurus, near the bright star Aldebaran and the Pleiades cluster.