Bird Strike 29/30 July

[Greenswale (Wren)]

For the experts - when will the strike be in position to view tonight, 29/30 July, eastern standard time?

I did the early rise this morning to be 'greeted' by 95% cloud, Humph! Would like to try again tonight......

[erick (Eric)]

Wren, add ten hours more to each of these Universal Times:-

2009 Jul 28 08:32 18:28
2009 Jul 29 04:23 14:19
2009 Jul 30 00:15 10:10 20:06

[astronut (John)]

Guys & Gals,
What method would I have to use to check when the Impact strike is visible to Earth.
Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks, John

[erick (Eric)]

Do you have Jupiter 2 software? If not, download it and install.

http://www.astrosurf.com/rondi/jupiter/

Set your local time as UT plus whatever hours - on the upper left. Step forward in time looking at the System II box on the right. When it says 216 deg, "Birdstrike" should be directly facing earth. Note the time. You want this plus/minus a few hours each way.

Folks, have I got this right? I don't have Jupiter 2 on this hotdesk PC

[astronut (John)]

Thanks Eric,
I'll download it!!

[Greenswale (Wren)]

Ta Eric, did the download, everything works fine.

Nice toy......!

[Blue Skies (Jacquie)]

Neat. I'm wondering why I haven't seen this one before.

[erick (Eric)]

Here is another way if you have GRS transit times. Spaceweather says:-

"For the predicted times when it will cross the planet's central meridian, add 2 hours and 6 minutes to Sky and Telescope's predicted transit times for Jupiter's Great Red Spot."

[mozzie (Peter)]

seen the bird strike this morning faintly with some of the best seeing of jupiter this year 2 moons around 1 hour apart seen appearing from the limb of jupiter either occulating or transiting no computer this morning to see, what a sight and the grs was some of the best id seen most viewing was around 180x and i through the barlow on at around 338x and was very surprised with the seeing what a feeling when you come in after some graet sights woo hoo
mozzie