Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. The double occultation was a rare event and only visible from certain locations tracing a path across Earth's surface. This dramatic telephoto picture was taken at one such location, Ascension Island in the South Atlantic. The sunlit crescent is over-exposed revealing the rest of the lunar surface illuminated by faint earthshine . Jupiter's moon Ganymede, between the lunar limb and the planet's disk.
Specific rights apply .