April 17, 2021: The bright morning planets, Jupiter and Saturn, are in the southeastern sky before sunrise.  Bright Jupiter is passing a dim star.  Through a spotting scope or telescope the distant star seems to intermingle with Jupiter’s largest satellites.

This episode is also available as a blog post: https://whenthecurveslineup.com/2021/04/09/2021-april-17-morning-jupiter-saturn-distant-star/

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