Galilean goings on 29 JAN 24

[Nakedgun]

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Finally, the planes stopped spraying chemicals to make clouds, for at least one day!

Seeing good tonight, also

Watched Io emerge from Jupiter's shadow, followed a half-hour later by Europa lifting of the planet's limb into view for 20 minutes before diving into Jove's shadow.

I moved a short distance then, to Uranus, for a few minutes, then had a look at M42 for a spell.

Went inside the house for about two hours, then came back out to watch Europa return to the sunlight.

Came in to post this, and now I'll go have a peek at the Moon before retiring.



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[KingClinton]

There is something mesmerizing about watching the Galilean moons dance around their king. Before you know it, you have a few hours watching the free show without having slewed away.
Thanks for sharing your experience and evening!

[hosshead]

This is very cool.
I keep a journal of Jupiter and the Galilean moon positions ; nothing fancy, just a pencil drawing of how the bands looked and dots around it. When the clouds let me, that is.

[kt4hx]

Well done. The eternal dance of the Jovian moons can be quite entertaining.

[helicon]

Nice report Naked Gun and you described this ballet of satellites quite well as they dipped in and out of view, made shadows, and appearances coming out of the darkness of space. Congratulations on winning the VROD for the day!

[Bigzmey]

Jupiter system is one of the coolest things amateur astronomers can observe and the fact that you can watch the moons move in real time makes it even more exciting.

[John Baars]

Congratulations on the VROD!