Jupiter with light zones and brown cloud belts on a black background.
Jupiter, 4 January 2026 · © Martin Hudec

Sun, Moon & planets

Jupiter, 4 January 2026

Jupiter at the start of 2026, shortly before opposition.

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What you get

Format
JPEG
Resolution
1 800 × 1 800 px (3.2 MPx)
Aspect ratio
1:1
File size
0.2 MB
Recommended print size
15 × 15 cm at 300 DPI – viewed up close
22 × 22 cm at 200 DPI – framed on a wall
Larger prints are possible but will look softer up close.
Suitable for
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Licence
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Watermark
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About the object

Jupiter is more than twice as massive as all the other planets combined. Its light and dark belts are cloud layers stretched by rapid rotation – a day on Jupiter lasts less than ten hours. Its four largest moons were discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610.

How the image was made

Captured
4 January 2026
Processing
Topaz Photo 1.1.1 (Windows)

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