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Old 05-03-2016, 09:16 PM
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Double satellite transit on Jupiter

A very busy Jupiter this week!
Io and Europa in a double transit with their shadows last night - views in RGB (x2), 850nm infrared and methane.
On Wednesday - Jupiter's largest moon, Ganymede began a shadow transit, while Red Spot Jr sat on the meridian, most visible in IR.

All taken with ASI185MC, 200mm Newtonian at f/30 (f/15 for methane), stacks of around 1000 of 3,000-10,000 frames each over up to 3 minutes each. Seeing was not amazing both nights, and Jupiter was <40deg high.
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