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.

                               2023 November 3
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                            Jupiter by Moonlight
                Image Credit & [3]Copyright: [4]Giorgia Hofer

   Explanation: [5]That bright beacon you've seen rising in the east just
   after sunset is Jupiter. Climbing high in midnight skies, our Solar
   System's [6]ruling gas giant was at its 2023 opposition, opposite the
   Sun in planet Earth's sky, on November 2. But only a few days earlier,
   on October 28, the Moon was at its own opposition. Then both Full Moon
   and Jupiter could share this telephoto field of view. The celestial
   scene is composed from two exposures, one long and one short, blended
   to record bright planet and even brighter Moon during that evening's
   [7]partial lunar eclipse. Moonlight shining through the thin, high
   clouds over northern Italy creates the [8]colorful iridescence and
   [9]lunar corona. Look closely and you'll also spot some of Jupiter's
   [10]Galilean moons.

                     Tomorrow's picture: Jovian close-up
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