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                        Astronomy Picture of the Day

   [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our
      fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation
                    written by a professional astronomer.

                              2020 September 2
    [2]See Explanation. Clicking on the picture will download the highest
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                            Jupiter and the Moons
                  Image Credit & Copyright: [3]Robert Fedez

   Explanation: How many moons do you see? Many people would say one,
   referring to the [4]Earth's [5]Moon, prominent on the lower left. But
   take a [6]closer look at the object on the upper right. That
   seeming-star is actually the planet [7]Jupiter, and your closer look
   might reveal that it is not alone - it is surrounded by some of its
   largest moons. From left to right these [8]Galilean Moons are [9]Io,
   [10]Ganymende, [11]Europa and [12]Callisto. These moons orbit the
   Jovian world just like the planets of [13]our Solar System orbit the
   [14]Sun, in a [15]line when seen from the side. The featured single
   shot was captured from [16]Cancun, [17]Mexico last week as [18]Luna, in
   its orbit around the Earth, glided past the distant planet. Even better
   views of [19]Jupiter are currently being captured by [20]NASA's
   [21]Juno spacecraft, now in a looping orbit around the Solar System's
   largest planet. Earth's Moon will continue to pass nearly in front of
   [22]both Jupiter and Saturn once a month ([23]moon-th) as the two giant
   planets approach their own [24]great conjunction in December.

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