Star-gazers are in for a treat as Jupiter swoops closer to Earth this month than it has in almost two years. During this week's peak opposition Jupiter swung within 409 million miles (660 million km) of Earth - 5 million miles (8 million km) closer than last year's event. Scroll down for videoStar-gazers are in for a treat this month as Jupiter swoops closer to Earth than it has been in years. This picture shows images of Mars (left), Jupiter (centre) and Saturn (right) taken yesterday evening and stitched togetherDuring full opposition Jupiter was brightest in Britain between 9:30pm BST on May 8 and 4:30am BST on May 9. 'In fact, opposition also means that Jupiter is at its closest to Earth, making the planet shine even more brilliantly than usual.

Source: Daily Mail May 09, 2018 12:17 UTC