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[Dave Mitsky]

Europa and Io will both undergo eclipse events tonight.

02:12 UT, Europa enters occultation behind Jupiter.
04:32 UT, Io enters occultation behind Jupiter.
04:48 UT, Europa exits occultation behind Jupiter.
04:52 UT, Europa enters eclipse by Jupiter's shadow.
07:34 UT, Europa exits eclipse by Jupiter's shadow.
08:06 UT, Io exits eclipse by Jupiter's shadow.

https://skyandtelesc...cript-utility/#

Jovian moon events in the next 8 hours:

2025-03-02 21:10:08 -5: Europa disappears
2025-03-02 23:32:08 -5: Io disappears
2025-03-02 23:52:08 -5: Europa reappears
2025-03-03 00:01:08 -5: Europa enters eclipse
2025-03-03 02:25:08 -5: Europa leaves eclipse
2025-03-03 02:58:08 -5: Io leaves eclipse

https://shallowsky.com/galilean/

[Dave Mitsky]

The GRS will transit Jupiter's CM at 7:26 UT (2:26 a.m. EST).

[12BH7]

Just came if from observing Europa's occultation. 

 

Thanks

[Barlowbill]

Clouds in T-Town

[Dave Mitsky]

Io is very close to being occulted.

[Dave Mitsky]

Well, Europa going into eclipse was perhaps the worst one of those events that I've ever witnessed. Jupiter was sinking into the western sky and the seeing was growing poorer and poorer. While I caught a few glimpses of Europa after it exited occultation, it was quite difficult to observe the subsequent eclipse actually happening. I used the Naylor Observatory's 17" f/15 classical Cassegrain at 170x to watch the event.

[quilty]

Io is very close to being occulted.

stargazing under occult skies: Occultism