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Jupiter and the Galilean Moons
author: B.A.Tafreshi/Novapix
reference: a-jup01-09003
Image Size 300 DPI: 33 * 24 cm
Using a telephoto lens the 4 major satellites of Jupiter, known as the Galilean Moons, are resolved in this single exposure image. The 4th magnitude star Iota Capricorni was in conjunction with Jupiter at only 20 arc minutes away on this evening. November 2 2009.
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