Astronomy Picture of the Day

   [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our
      fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation
                    written by a professional astronomer.

                                2023 August 8
   [2]Earth Moon, in crescent phase, is seen just above the image center.
   Directly below is a bright spot surrounded by four other spots, all in
    a row, which are all moons of Jupiter. Please see the explanation for
                         more detailed information.

                             Moon Meets Jupiter
                     Credit & Copyright: [3]Jordi L. Coy

   Explanation: What's that below the Moon? Jupiter -- and its largest
   moons. Many [4]skygazers across planet Earth enjoyed the close
   conjunction of [5]Earth's Moon passing nearly in front of Jupiter in
   mid-June. The [6]featured image is a single exposure of the event taken
   from [7]Morón de la Frontera, [8]Spain. The sunlit lunar crescent on
   the left is overexposed, while the Moon's night side, on the right, is
   only faintly illuminated by [9]Earthshine. Lined up diagonally below
   the Moon, left to right, are Jupiter's bright Galilean satellites:
   [10]Callisto, [11]Ganymede, [12]Io (hard to see as it is very near to
   Jupiter), and [13]Europa. [14]In fact, Callisto, Ganymede, and Io are
   larger than Earth's Moon, while [15]Europa is only slightly smaller.
   [16]NASA's robotic spacecraft [17]Juno is currently [18]orbiting
   Jupiter and made a [19]close pass near Io only a week ago. If you
   [20]look up in the [21]night sky tonight, you will again see two of the
   brightest objects angularly close together -- because [22]tonight is
   another [23]Moon-Jupiter conjunction.

                   Tomorrow's picture: falling space dust
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