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Io occultation & eclipse reappearance
Io
Using the Vixen ED 80mm (85x), I attempted to watch the cccultation of Io. Unfortunately, I lost Jupiter to the clouds a few minutes before the event. It did appear likely to disappear near the southern edge of the Southern Equatorial Belt (SEB).
I spotted Io reappearing at 21.32 to the side of Jupiter, adjacent to the southern edge of the SEB. Io was only about the width (from North to South) of the SEB away from Jupiter when it reappeared.
The Red Spot was also visible, being just past the halfway mark of its journey across the planet.
Future events, which I will attempt to view:-
22/5 18.00 Callisto passing by Jupiter's pole.
22/5 18.35-18.54 Io transit & shadow egress
28/5 18.45-20.46 Ganymede transit exit, shadow ingress & shadow egress.
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