December 29, 2012
Moon meets Jupiter on Dec. 4, 2004: The moon and the dazzling planet Jupiter will cross paths several times in 2013, but the most spectacular meeting will occur Jan. 21. Even a pair of binoculars should reveal Jupiter’s two largest moons, Ganymede and Callisto, just off the moon’s shadowed horizon, as seen in this image from 2004.
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