The Moons of Jupiter

A friend told me last year that when Jupiter is in the night sky, you can see some of its moons with a good set of binoculars.  Jupiter is back in our eastern sky just after sundown, so I tried shooting it with my little Nikon 510.  Here is the result.

Jupiter, Europa, Io, Callisto, and Ganymede, photography, astronomy

Jupiter’s major moons Europa, Io, Ganymede and Callisto are all visible in this shot. Don’t ask me which one is which.