Friday Night Offers You One Shot at 2026's Most Jaw-Dropping View of Jupiter

January has kept sky-gazers busy with a steady stream of celestial events. We're less than 10 days into the year, and we've already had a supermoon, the peak of the Quadrantids meteor shower and an aurora borealis sighting. It appears the cosmos isn't done yet, as the evening of Jan. 9 will be the best night to view the largest planet, Jupiter, in all of 2026. That means it's time to break out the telescopes and warm jackets if you want to catch a glimpse. 

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