Jupiter and the Moon: Dazzling Stargazer Photos of Jan. 21, 2013

By Tariq Malik
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Moon and Jupiter High in the Sky Over Ohio

Eric Teske

Skywatcher Eric Teske captured this photo of Jupiter near the moon on Jan. 21, 2013 during an extreme close encounter from Bowling Green, Ohio.

Moon and Jupiter Close Encounter

Crystal Rager.

Skywatcher Crystal Rager captured this photo of Jupiter near the moon on Jan. 21, 2013 during an extreme close encounter from Richmond, VA.

Jupiter and Moon From Trinidad and Tobago

Apple Lily

Skywatcher Apple Lily captured this photo of Jupiter near the moon on Jan. 21, 2013 during an extreme close encounter from Trinidad and Tobago.

Jupiter and Moon in Conjunction Over Santa Monica

Darren Bates/www.darren-bates.com

Skywatcher Darren Bates captured this photo of Jupiter near the moon on Jan. 21, 2013 during an extreme close encounter from Santa Monica, Calif.

Jupiter and Moon Over South Carolina

Charles Gantt

Skywatcher Charles Gantt captured this photo of Jupiter near the moon on Jan. 21, 2013 during an extreme close encounter from Aiken, SC.

Jupiter and Moon in Conjunction

Marty McGuire

Skywatcher Marty McGuire captured this photo of Jupiter near the moon on Jan. 21, 2013 during an extreme close encounter. Jupiter's own four moons can also be seen in the image.

Moon and Jupiter Close Encounter Over Arizona

Kelly Cave

Skywatcher Kelly Cave captured this photo of Jupiter near the moon on Jan. 21, 2013 during an extreme close encounter from Chandler, Ariz. Click here to read the full story.

Jupiter Occulting the Moon in New Jersey

Lisa Smith/photographybypiernot.com

Astrophotographer Lisa Smith sent in her photo of Jupiter occulting the moon in New Jersey, taken Jan. 22, 2013.

Moon and Jupiter Over Illinois

Daniel Boe/Fireshot Photography

Astrophotographer Daniel Boe captured the moon and Jupiter together over Joliet, IL, on Jan. 21, 2013.

Luna and Jupiter Seen in San Diego, CA

Jeanie Anderson

Jeanie Anderson sent us her photo of the moon and Jupiter taken in San Diego, CA, on Jan. 21, 2013.

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Tariq Malik
Tariq Malik
Editor-in-Chief

Tariq is the Editor-in-Chief of Space.com and joined the team in 2001, first as an intern and staff writer, and later as an editor. He covers human spaceflight, exploration and space science, as well as skywatching and entertainment. He became Space.com's Managing Editor in 2009 and Editor-in-Chief in 2019. Before joining Space.com, Tariq was a staff reporter for The Los Angeles Times covering education and city beats in La Habra, Fullerton and Huntington Beach. In October 2022, Tariq received the Harry Kolcum Award for excellence in space reporting from the National Space Club Florida Committee. He is also an Eagle Scout (yes, he has the Space Exploration merit badge) and went to Space Camp four times as a kid and a fifth time as an adult. He has journalism degrees from the University of Southern California and New York University. You can find Tariq at Space.com and as the co-host to the This Week In Space podcast with space historian Rod Pyle on the TWiT network. To see his latest project, you can follow Tariq on Twitter @tariqjmalik.