Jupiter is the dominant bright object that rises at sunset and is nearly overhead for those of us in nothern Michigan this month. The giant planet reaches opposition on January 10 of next year. It has a rather high declination as well, which means it is pretty much as far north from the celestial equator as it ever gets. By the way, it is very easy to follow Jupiter’s four big moons as they orbit the giant planet. Even a fairly small telescope will show these satellites. If you would like to locate the four Galilean moons of Jupiter in you small telescope, I highly recommend this app for your iOS device. It’s free!