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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
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Jupiter, Moons and Bees
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Jupiter, Moons and Bees
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Rising before the Sun on September 4, Jupiter and an old cresent Moon [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] gathered in the dim constellation of Cancer [ http://www.coldwate…cancer.html ]. Watching from a hillside near Austin, Texas, planet Earth [ http://earthobserva…], astrophotographer Russell Croman recorded this view [ http://www.rc-astro…] of their passing as clouds gracefully dimmed the brilliant moonlight. Earthshine illuminates [ http://www.amnh.org…] the lunar night side and on close inspection, bright Jupiter at the lower right appears tightly flanked [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] by its own four large Galilean moons [ http://www.jpl.nasa…discovery.html ]. Next to Jupiter lies a loose swarm of stars just below the clouds. The stars are the brighter members of the nearby star cluster M44, popularly known as the Beehive cluster [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]. Croman's remarkable digital image has been processed only slightly to improve the visibility of the earthshine region and Jupiter's moons [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…].
Explanation
Rising before the Sun on September 4, Jupiter and an old cresent Moon [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] gathered in the dim constellation of Cancer [ http://www.coldwate…cancer.html ]. Watching from a hillside near Austin, Texas, planet Earth [ http://earthobserva…], astrophotographer Russell Croman recorded this view [ http://www.rc-astro…] of their passing as clouds gracefully dimmed the brilliant moonlight. Earthshine illuminates [ http://www.amnh.org…] the lunar night side and on close inspection, bright Jupiter at the lower right appears tightly flanked [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] by its own four large Galilean moons [ http://www.jpl.nasa…discovery.html ]. Next to Jupiter lies a loose swarm of stars just below the clouds. The stars are the brighter members of the nearby star cluster M44, popularly known as the Beehive cluster [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]. Croman's remarkable digital image has been processed only slightly to improve the visibility of the earthshine region and Jupiter's moons [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…]. Explanation
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Credit and Copyright
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keyword:
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jupiter
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moon
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earthshine
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earthshine
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gallilean moons
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gallilean moons
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beehive cluster
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beehive cluster
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m44
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Ganymede
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Ganymede
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Jupiter
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Jupiter
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Texas
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Texas
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Austin
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Austin
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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Earth
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Earth
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Galileo
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Galileo
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Ganymede
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Ganymede
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Moon
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Moon
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Sun
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Sun
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Jupiter
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Jupiter
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Cancer
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Cancer
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original url:
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UID:
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SPD-APOD-ap020925
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SPD-APOD-ap020925
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