Jupiter moon transit?

[MrShorty]

Last night (2300ish MST), I decided to take a quick look at Jupiter before going to bed. Once lined up, I looked through the eyepiece and saw a good, steady view of Jupiter. I noticed a dot just off to the side of the planet and, as I let my eye settle, I notice a shadow on the planet. I searched and saw something claiming there was a transit of Europa last night, I think. If I interpret what I saw correctly, I could see Europa just off to the side of the planet's disk, while also being able to pick out the moon's shadow.

It didn't last long before the shadow moved off of the disk, as I must have arrived on scene right at the end of the transit. But, if my observation is correct, it was fun to be able to see both the moon and the shadow at the same time.

[MrShorty]

Here's a post from last night on Cloudy Nights with someone reporting a similar observation: https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/8991 ... -underway/

[Lady Fraktor]

Watching shadow transits on Jupiter can be fun.
Glad you could enjoy it for a while

[messier 111]

always fun to watch , thx .

[Graeme1858]

Was it at about 05:00 UT?

They are indeed fun to watch!

[Ylem]

Always a treat

[MrShorty]

@Graeme1858 It was closer to 06:00 UTC, and, if I'm twisting my inverted view from my Dob to the picture you show, the shadow of Europa was at the "bottom" (in your picture) of the planet, and Europa was a dot just outside of the planet's disk.

[helicon]

Sounds like a lot of fun to see the transit!