Posted on 02/04/2022 1:41:46 PM PST by MtnClimber
Explanation: Even though Jupiter was the only planet visible in the evening sky on February 2, it shared the twilight above the western horizon with the Solar System's brightest moons. In a single exposure made just after sunset, the Solar System's ruling gas giant is at the upper right in this telephoto field-of-view from Cancun, Mexico. The snapshot also captures our fair planet's own natural satellite in its young crescent phase. The Moon's disk looms large, its familiar face illuminated mostly by earthshine. But the four points of light lined-up with Jupiter are Jupiter's own large Galilean moons. Top to bottom are Ganymede, [Jupiter], Io, Europa, and Callisto. Ganymede, Io, and Callisto are physically larger than Earth's Moon while water world Europa is only slightly smaller.
For more detail go to the link and click on the image for a high definition image. You can then move the magnifying glass cursor then click to zoom in and click again to zoom out. When zoomed in you can scan by moving the side bars on the bottom and right side of the image.
The zoom function will help view Jupiter's moons in today's image.
It looks like the cue ball on the billiard table of the galaxy.
Earth’s moon causes werewolves to change into their wolf form.
Jupiter’s moons causes gas giants to produce gas multiple times. It’s not always obvious who is a gas giant. It’s not always about size. And dogs are blamed far too often.
Poor dogs.
Surprised one could get that much solar system graphic into the picture without picking up a bunch of stars as well (though I guess a couple of faint ones do show up if you look close).
Time for some ignorance.
It’s been about 20 yrs since I viewed the dance of the Jovian moons through a telescope, but if memory serves me right they were always on an almost horizontal plane, not vertical.
What am I missing here?
The picture was taken in Cancun Mexico, so it must be the tequilla.
Other wild assed guesses at reasons:
Thank you! I called my daughter to look at it and actually got an exclamation of surprise.
“Huh!!”
I do not get that too often!
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