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I managed this rather interesting event this evening. The bright dot against Jupiter’s limb could be seen to gradually brighten and eventually clear separation was seen. I judge the separation to be no more than 2”. Not long after this separation was seen (no more than a minute or so - I was not noting times), there was a rapid decline in Europa’s brightness and then the complete eclipse disappearance.
The concurrent Io shadow transit was visible, but I could not see Ganymede which was also transiting.
I was very fortunate with the weather. There had been scudding showers all afternoon and evening with tempting gaps of clear sky. Ever hopeful, I set my scope up on a tripod under the shelter of a veranda rather than on the exposed fixed pier. As it turned out, the last band of showers passed over at about 7.45 leaving a clear sky with good seeing and transparency.
Scope Vixen NA140SS on TRex mount and LVW5 giving 160X.
Last edited by Tinderboxsky; 26-06-2017 at 07:18 AM.
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