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Friday Night's Europa Shadow Transit

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#1 Dave Mitsky

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Posted 07 February 2025 - 09:23 PM

A shadow transit by Europa will begin shortly.

Saturday, February 8, 2025

00:08 UT, Europa begins transit of Jupiter.
02:32 UT, Europa's shadow begins to cross Jupiter.
02:40 UT, Europa ends transit of Jupiter.
04:24 UT, Io enters occultation behind Jupiter.
05:10 UT, Europa's shadow leaves Jupiter's disk.
07:50 UT, Io exits eclipse by Jupiter's shadow.

 

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Posted 07 February 2025 - 09:25 PM

We have a very nice cloud cover


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Posted 07 February 2025 - 09:58 PM

I am out and watching the Jupiter Europa show.  Clear and decent seeing here.  
 

I just watched the moon egress off of Jupiter’s disk, and the shadow is over the GRS.

 

Soon Io will pass behind the gas giant.

 

All of this visible in my little 92mm Stowaway.


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Posted 07 February 2025 - 10:12 PM

Europa has cleared the planet, and its shadow is about 1/4 of the way across Jupiter's disk.  I'm observing the event with my 6" Apertura AD6 Dob and a 6mm Tele Vue Delos (200x) and a Baader Planetarium Moon & Skyglow filter.


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Posted 07 February 2025 - 10:18 PM

The GRS is predicted to transit Jupiter's CM at 10:18 p.m. EST.

 

Universal Times of Red Spot transits centered on date:

02/08/2025 @ 03:18 UT

02/08/2025 @ 13:13 UT

02/08/2025 @ 23:09 UT
 

Corresponding local dates & times of Red Spot transits:

02/07/2025 @ 10:18 pm

02/08/2025 @ 08:13 am

02/08/2025 @ 06:09 pm

Note: Local times are based on the time zone offset of from UT given by your Web browser. Hour(s): -5

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Posted 08 February 2025 - 03:14 AM

Here's a screen shot from SkySafari.

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Posted 08 February 2025 - 09:46 AM

Does that screen shot show the NEB breakout as well? A few days ago I think I saw it.

 

I WAS going to do some lunar tonight but the clouds were too think. 




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