Finally! I saw Jupiter in the morning sky. Of course, I’ve seen it there before, but not yet this season. Venus and Mars were there too, slightly east, but the trees block them from my view. All three planets will grace the morning sky throughout the month of May, so I’ll make a point to find a good SE horizon one morning soon. And I’ll even talk about May’s morning planets on Astrocast.TV’s next episode of Our Night Sky, coming May 1.
This image was taken just as Europa and Io were “crossing paths,” with Europa moving toward Jupiter and Io moving away. (You can click the image for larger size and click the x in bottom-right corner to close.)
Image Specs: Canon XTi/400D, 4 secs., f/5.6, ISO-1600, 300mm
