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Moon and Jupiter over Canary Islands

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August 9, 2016

Moon ( with lunar corona) and Jupiter over Volcano Teide, in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. Photo by Roberto Porto.

Jupiter was near the moon this past weekend. Here they are on August 6, 2016. Roberto Porto at Tenerife, one of Spain’s Canary Islands, caught this amazing photo. It shows the moon with a lunar corona and Jupiter, over Volcano Teide. At (12,198 feet (3,718-meters), this volcano is the highest point in Spain and the highest point above sea level in the islands of the Atlantic.

Thank you, Roberto!

Visit Roberto Porto’s website.

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Deborah Byrd (asteroid 3505 Byrd) helps edit EarthSky.org and is a frequent host of EarthSky videos. Deborah 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. She has won a galaxy of awards from the broadcasting and science communities, including having an asteroid named in her honor in 1990, a Public Service Award from the National Science Board in 2003, and the Education Prize from the American Astronomical Society in 2020. 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.