The moon and Jupiter were less than one degree apart – about 2 moon-diameters apart – as seen from Malaysia. Photo by our friend Azya Matsumoto. Thank you, Azya!“How I saw the moon last night with Jupiter over the Brisbane skyline,” wrote Michael Mills in Australia. The moon and Jupiter – the 2 brightest objects in the July night sky, competing with the streetlights – were exceptionally close as seen from Australia on July 9, too.Anna Hartman caught the moon and Jupiter on July 9 from a beach in Kona, Hawaii. Beautiful, Anna … thank you.Moon and Jupiter on July 9, 2016 from Brodin Alain, outside Paris, France. He wrote: “The light on the bottom is the lighthouse of the Eiffel Tower.”Waxing crescent moon and Jupiter on July 9, 2016 from Aimilianos Gkekas at Meteora in Kalampaka, Greece.Moon and Jupiter on July 9, as dusk fell in New Mexico, by Dinh Nguyen.Moon and Jupiter on July 8 from our friend Mohamed Laaifat Photographies in Normandy, France. Thank you, Mohamed!Moon and Jupiter on July 8 via our friend Darren White Photography in Littleton Colorado. Thank you, Darren.April Singer Photography caught the July 8 moon and Jupiter, too. She: “The waxing crescent moon was visible this afternoon. Before it set early tonight Jupiter was hanging out above left of it.” Thanks, April!Moon and Jupiter on July 8 by our friend Patrick Casaert in Meaux, France. He runs the page La Lune The Moon on Facebook. Thank you, Patrick.July 8 moon and Jupiter as captured from the Hartman Rocks Recreation Area in western Colorado, via Matt Burt Photography. Thanks, Matt.
Deborah Byrd created the EarthSky radio series in 1991 and founded EarthSky.org in 1994. Prior to that, she had worked for the University of Texas McDonald Observatory since 1976, and created and produced their Star Date radio series. Today, she serves as Editor-in-Chief of this website. She has won a galaxy of awards from the broadcasting and science communities, including having an asteroid named 3505 Byrd in her honor. In 2020, she won the Education Prize from the American Astronomical Society, the largest organization of professional astronomers in North America. A science communicator and educator since 1976, Byrd believes in science as a force for good in the world and a vital tool for the 21st century. "Being an EarthSky editor is like hosting a big global party for cool nature-lovers," she says.
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