Moon & Jupiter
Image details:
The evening after New Year’s Day found Jupiter approximately 4.5° due south of the waxing gibbous Moon. In this image you can see the four Galilean satellites forming a line from our perspective as they orbit the giant planet. Starting at the bottom, they are Ganymede, Europa, Io (all below Jupiter), and Callisto.
Technical details:
Equipment: Canon 60D, on tripod
Date\location January 2-2012, Cosby Missouri
Exposure details: 2 frame mosaic, 2sec for Jupiter, 1\400 sec for the moon
Image processing: Images Plus
Publications for this image
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January 4-2012
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Web page picture of the day
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January 3-2012
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Web page picture of the day
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January 2-2012
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Web page event gallery
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