View larger at EarthSky Community Photos. | Greg Redfern from the U.S. state of Virginia shared this image of the moon and Jupiter from March 13, 2024. Greg wrote: “A glorious sight accompanied by Virginia toads and frogs singing their spring symphonies.” Thank you, Greg! By the way, what’s that ghostly, inverted crescent? It’s a lens flare!
Did you see the waxing crescent moon and bright Jupiter closest together on March 13, 2024? Don’t worry, our talented community of photographers has you covered! They captured stunning images of the moon, Jupiter … and Jupiter’s four largest moons!
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The moon and Jupiter, plus Jupiter’s moons!
You can see Jupiter’s four largest moons – the Galilean moons – in a pair of binoculars. They’re always changing places as they orbit around their parent planet. If you have trouble seeing the Galilean moons in the images below, click the link to view larger at EarthSky Community Photos.
View larger at EarthSky Community Photos. | Steven Bellavia in Mattituck, New York, took this photo of the moon, Jupiter and its four largest moons on March 13, 2024. Can’t see the Galilean moons? Click the view larger link to spy, top-to-bottom, Europa, Io, Ganymede and Callisto. Thank you, Steven!View larger at EarthSky Community Photos. | Amy Van Artsdalen from Hillsboro, Texas, shared this image of our moon and Jupiter and its moons on March 13, 2024. Amy wrote: “The lovely crescent moon with earthshine and Jupiter with some moons visible on a spring evening.” Thank you, Amy!View larger at EarthSky Community Photos. | Stan Sienkiewicz from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, took this photo on March 13, 2024. Stan wrote: “Love to get earthshine, and having the Galilean moons too is wonderful even with clouds and a city sky.” Thank you, Stan!
Jupiter and its moons
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Nanci McCraine from Ithaca, New York, shared this image from March 13, 2024, of Jupiter, its moons and a nearby star. Nanci wrote: “I was able to zoom in and capture Jupiter and the 4 Galilean moons.” Thank you, Nanci!
Do you want to know more about bright Jupiter and its Galilean moons? Here’s a great video for you.
Bottom line: Did you see the moon and bright Jupiter close together on March 13, 2024? If not, check out the images our talented community of photographers captured, including the Galilean moons!
Cristina Ortiz - based in Granada, Spain - has been an EarthSky editor since 2021. "Since I was a kid," she says, "I could feel that passion for science and communication." Cristina has a master’s degree in translation and interpreting, specializing in science and technology. She has served as a translator, interpreter and proofreader in both science and technology for various media organizations, including Netflix, and for museums and other companies.
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