moon meets jupiter

Photo of the close encounter of planets and the moon in July 15′s predawn skies, by Cristian Fattinnanzi.

Clouds threaten in this telescopic view from Montecassiano, Italy, but the frame still captures Jupiter after it emerged from the occultation along with all four of its large Galilean moons. The sunlit crescent is overexposed with the Moon’s night side faintly illuminated by Earthshine. Lined up left to right beyond the dark lunar limb are Callisto, Ganymede, Jupiter, Io, and Europa.
Source: Astronomy Picture of the Day

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