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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       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.   
      
                                   2023 August 8   
        Earth Moon, in crescent phase, is seen just above the image center.   
      Directly below is a bright spot surrounded by four other spots, all in   
       a row, which are all moons of Jupiter. Please see the explanation for   
                            more detailed information.   
      
                                Moon Meets Jupiter   
                         Credit & Copyright: Jordi L. Coy   
      
      Explanation: What's that below the Moon? Jupiter -- and its largest   
      moons. Many skygazers across planet Earth enjoyed the close conjunction   
      of Earth's Moon passing nearly in front of Jupiter in mid-June. The   
      featured image is a single exposure of the event taken from Mor+|n de la   
      Frontera, Spain. The sunlit lunar crescent on the left is overexposed,   
      while the Moon's night side, on the right, is only faintly illuminated   
      by Earthshine. Lined up diagonally below the Moon, left to right, are   
      Jupiter's bright Galilean satellites: Callisto, Ganymede, Io (hard to   
      see as it is very near to Jupiter), and Europa. In fact, Callisto,   
      Ganymede, and Io are larger than Earth's Moon, while Europa is only   
      slightly smaller. NASA's robotic spacecraft Juno is currently orbiting   
      Jupiter and made a close pass near Io only a week ago. If you look up   
      in the night sky tonight, you will again see two of the brightest   
      objects angularly close together -- because tonight is another   
      Moon-Jupiter conjunction.   
      
                      Tomorrow's picture: falling space dust   
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