[AZ-Observing] Re: Jupiter With Only One Moon Visible Tuesday Night
- From: Peter Argenziano <pargenz@xxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 22:15:40 -0700
Tom, while I didn't get to see the event I did appreciate the subtle Counting
Crows reference.
Pete
On Mar 26, 2013, at 7:20 PM, Tom Polakis <tpolakis@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Picked up Jupiter with Callisto only, well away from the disc, about 15
> minutes after sunset. Ten minutes later, Ganymede slowly emerged from behind
> the north half of the disc.
>
> I still can't see Europa in front of the planet. No one notices the contrast
> of white on white. The shadow event for Europa will begin in 20 minutes,
> just as Europa gets ready to depart from in front of Jupiter. We should be
> able to see Europa then, thanks to contrast against the darker limb.
>
> Tom
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