Moon Jupiter Conjunction

A close conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter. To capture all four of the Galilean moons required a separate, much greater exposure to avoid over exposing the Moon and Jupiter. The two images were then combined in GIMP. The inset shows Jupiter's moons at a larger scale. From bottom left to top right, the objects are: Ganymede, Jupiter, Callisto, Io, Europa.

Time: 04:41:43 UTC
Moon Altitude: 32° 31'
Jupiter Altitude: 30° 27'
Moon Distance: 370 605 km
Moon Phase: 22.04%

Moon & Jupiter Exposure: f/8, 1/20s, ISO-100
Galilean moons exposure: f/8, 1/6s, ISO-3200
Focal Length: 600 mm

Nikon Z8
Nikon 300mm f/4
Nikon 2x teleconverter

GIMP: Crop, desaturate, combine two exposures, sharpen