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Moon, Jupiter, Jupiter’s moons

January 19, 2017 last quarter moon and bright planet Jupiter, with several of Jupiter’s moons visible, via Karl Diefenderfer in Quakertown, Pennsylvania.

Karl Diefenderfer wrote:

Jupiter and its Galilean moons with the last quarter Wolf Moon. The clouds finally disappeared this morning, and, even though the image is a little grainy, I was able to image Jupiter’s moons with our moon, with a little earthshine added in for good measure!

Thank you, Karl!

The moon will be near Jupiter on the morning of January 20, too. Read more.

Bottom line: Moon, Jupiter, Jupiter’s moons on January 19, 2017.

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January 19, 2017
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