2026 October 28 - The Mutual Occultation of Ganymede and Io

Watch Jupiter’s moons Ganymede and Io appear to meet as one passes in front of the other. Their alignment and Ganymede’s shadow on Jupiter show two different ways that orbiting bodies can line up.

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