APOD: 2026 October 12 – Jupiter and the Moons

Every day a various image or photo of our remarkable universe is included, in addition to a short description composed by an expert astronomer. Jupiter and the Moons 19459142 Description: The number of moons can you see? The very best response is 5: 4 orbiting Jupiter 19459133 and Luna 19459133 orbiting Earth. This multi-moon photo was possible since Earth’s Moon 19459133 moved straight in front of Jupiter recently. The included image is a series of direct exposures near positioning drawn from Westchester. 19459133, New York , USA 19459133 The sunlit crescent of Earth’s Moon, on the lower left, is overexposed, while the Moon’s night side, on the upper right, is faintly lit up by Earthshine Lined up almost vertically 19459133 above our Moon, noted from bottom to leading, are Jupiter’s brilliant Galilean satellites : Ganymede, Io, Callisto, and Europa. Callisto 19459133, Ganymede , and Io 19459133 are bigger than Earth’s Moon, while Europa 19459133 is just somewhat smaller sized. NASA’s robotic spacecraft Juno is presently orbiting Jupiter 19459133 and has actually made close passes near 3 of these moons. Tomorrow’s image: 19459147 staircase to paradise 19459120 19459169 Date: October 12, 2026 Credit & Copyright: 19459172