Catch Jupiter and its Galilean satellites shine near the crescent moon tonight.
Early risers and night owls on Flag Day (Wednesday) morning will be treated to a lovely "celestial tableau" low in their eastern sky as the brilliant planet Jupiter hovers close to the right of a slender waning crescent moon. Jupiter currently rises about two and a half hours before the sun and is currently in the constellation Aries. Binoculars will bring out the Earthshine effect even more than with the unaided eye and will impart a three-dimensional effect to the moon. On this particular morning, should you be looking at Jupiter through a pair of steadily held binoculars or a telescope, you'll be able to see all four satellites.