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Old 10-01-2015, 04:08 PM
geolindon (Lindon)
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g day Scott, what fun!! tho pause a while at Jupiter 'cos at this conjunction it is edge on to us and the 4 Galilean moons (which are about the same size as our moon but with different geology) can be seen to "mutually interact" as well as the usual; cross in front of/behind Jupiter, cast shadows on J, and with orbital periods from a few days to a coupla weeks their positions change daily. AND we can see this stuff even in poor seeing and between clouds

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