Jupiter's "Fifth Moon"

Jupiter's "Fifth Moon"

Date: 3-/-0/2005
Taken By: Dave Mitsky

What's interesting about this overexposed prime focus shot of Jupiter and three of its Galilean satellites is that the faint star midway between Io and Ganymede (at the very bottom) was nearly occulted hours later by Ganymede. The equipment used was a Canon EOS Digital Rebal and the ASH 17" f/15 classical Cassegrain.

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