* Astronomy

Young astronomer captures a shadow cast by Jupiter

Shadows are created when a source of light is blocked. Obvious, right? Also obvious is the brighter the source, the easier it is to see the shadow cast. So you might wonder, how faint an object can you use as a light source and still be able to detect a shadow?
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A shadow is a dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface. According to this definition, all light sources can produce shadows, theoretically. However, in practice, only a few celestial bodies can cast a noticeable shadow: the Sun, the Moon, the Milky Way, Venus and Jupiter (in order of decreasing brightness). The first four ones were previously photographed. However, I wanted something more challenging: I set out to photograph a shadow cast by Jupiter's light.
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