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Dr Ski
Valencia Observatory, central Philippines
02/20/2020
04:55 am

Equipment Details:

Canon G9X, 90mm, f5. 6 Refractor
Eyepiece projection at 16x
.6s@ISO400

Image Details:

Note how well the Galilean moons are aligned to the Ecliptic. Jupiter's orbital path around the Sun is inclined only 1° to Earth's path.
The moons from west to east (top to bottom) :
Ganymede, Europa, Io and Callisto