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["William R Wood" <wmrwood@xxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the tip Thad.

I just looked at SkyMapPro9 and it shows that Io begins to occult (just
touches) Calisto at 6:03am on the morning of 12/7, just as you said.  It
looks like the greatest coverage occurs at 6:12am.  Io is smaller than
Calisto so I suppose there will only be a partial reduction in total light
from the pair but it should be neat just the same.  Also the GRS will be in
view during this event.

I will definitely be watching.

Regards,

Bill Wood
Fountain Hills, AZ


>
>
> Hey All,
>
> Just wanted to give a heads up for an interesting event Saturday
> AM at 6:03 local.
> Jupiter's moon Callisto will participate in an annular occultion
> thanks to Io hogging
> the spotlight known as the Sun.  (at least I think this is right.
> At any rate SOMETHING
> will happen at 6:03 AM on Dec. 7th, 2002.)
>
> Jupiter is well placed at 6 AM, I know, I checked this morning....
>
> Thad

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