Which moon is in transit with jupiter tonight??

[Stuart78 (Stuart)]

Just took the 10" dob out for a quick peek at Jupiter, was in good seeing lots of detail but i notice one of the moons was in transit which was extra bonus seeing the shadow it was casting as it is first time i have seen it through the my dob which i purchased last November, so there we go, i got very excited for 20 mins then the dew spoilt the party, it is such an awesome experiance the first time witnessing these things in realtime..






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[Dennis]

I think that would be Io.

Cheers

Dennis

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

I followed the complete transit via the LPI.
Forgot how much fun these transits can be.
Wonder when the next double is?

[iceman (Mike)]

Stuart,
I use Jupiter 2 software for Jupiter's moon transit information - including planning for upcoming ones, as well as going back to see "what moon was that".

Great tool!

[Stuart78 (Stuart)]

Thanks ppl, i just downloaded that Program Mike, thanks mate what a handy little bit of software it is too i missed all the Saturn transits at the start of the year due to bad weather so i am looking forward to the Jupiter season to make up for it, i look forward to viewing it through my scope then afterward logging on here seeing some of the images you guys and gals take, it is like a close up review of what i was looking at







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[Dennis]

Hi Stuart

Here are a couple of images of what you were looking at last night!

Cheers

Dennis

[Stuart78 (Stuart)]

Originally Posted by Dennis

Hi Stuart

Here are a couple of images of what you were looking at last night!

Cheers

Dennis

Thanks for that Dennis, thats awesome now i can stop explaining to a couple of family members what i was looking at and show them these photos of yours, i did ask the wife to come out but it was too cold for her lol, only us astro nutters understand why we stand out in the cold for hours on end...