Re: (SNES) Jupiter and Io, Saturday night

[Albireo54@aol.com]

In a message dated 12/30/01 10:13:15 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
graywwoolf@msn.com writes:

<< This was truly a magnificent sight to see ... [Io's transit]... I will 
never forget that 3-D effect and hope i can witness it again.  >>

Hi Dave, 

Last night Jupiter was only 2 days from opposition (it occurs at 12:52 AM EST 
on Tuesday, 1/01/02), so Io's shadow was VERY close to the moon, just to the 
west. You (and we) will get another chance for a similar Io transit next 
Saturday night from about 6 PM to 8 PM. This time, four days past opposition, 
the shadow will have shifted to the moon's east, and will be just a tad 
farther away from Io than last night.

The previous night, Friday, 1/04, we'll be able to watch both Ganymede and Io 
be occulted by Jupiter and then reappear a couple of hours later from 
Jupiter's shadow.

All we need, of course, is some clear skies! We'll be watching the Friday 
show from FDO if the weather cooperates.

Enjoy!
Doug Stewart
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