Jupiter and its moons
The planet and its Galilean moons in one frame.
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Jupiter's four largest moons – Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto – were discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610. Their positions around the planet change from night to night and they can be seen with ordinary binoculars.