[AZ-Observing] Re: Io eclipses Europa at 9:41

  • From: Mark Wainright <mwainright@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:33:22 -0700 (PDT)

Hi Wayne,
 
The predictions are in the October Sky&Tel, p. 56, and also on their web site.
 
Enjoy,
Mark
--- On Tue, 9/22/09, Wayne (aka Mr. Galaxy) <mrgalaxy@xxxxxxxx> wrote:


From: Wayne (aka Mr. Galaxy) <mrgalaxy@xxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: Io eclipses Europa at 9:41
To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2009, 11:09 PM


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Mark, 
Not to steal your thunder, but where are your predictions coming from? I wish I 
had known about the earlier transit, not that the seeing would have allowed me 
to see it tonight. Thanks!

Clear skies, 
Wayne (aka Mr. Galaxy)


---------- Original Message ----------
From: Mark Wainright <mwainright@xxxxxxxxx>
To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: Io eclipses Europa at 9:41
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:58:07 -0700 (PDT)

Hi,

That eclipse was too cool!

There is another Io and Europa occultation and eclipse pair next Tuesday night, 
occultation at 10:25PM 9/29 and eclipse at 12:13AM 9/30.
Clear skies,
Mark

--- On Tue, 9/22/09, Mark Wainright <mwainright@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:


From: Mark Wainright <mwainright@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: Io eclipses Europa at 9:41
To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2009, 10:25 PM


Hi Tom,

I would say I saw blobs in the minutes leading up to the occultation, but as 
the occultation began the seeing improved.  During the occultation I could see 
the elongated blob slim down to a single round disk.  Then the disk 
re-elongated.  About 8 minutes after the occultation ended I could clearly see 
separation and the moons were showing as disks most of the time.  I'm using a 
4" Mak at 160x.  I'm over here in Chandler.

Mark
--- On Tue, 9/22/09, Tom Polakis <tpolakis@xxxxxxx> wrote:


From: Tom Polakis <tpolakis@xxxxxxx>
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: Io eclipses Europa at 9:41
To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2009, 10:06 PM


> Io just finished occulting Europa, and it was interesting to watch the disks 
> merge and separate.


You saw discs?!?  The seeing over my back yard is as bad as it has been since 
before the monsoon.  My scope is showing giant blobs for moons, and no more 
than two vague stripes on Jupiter.

Speaking of the monsoon, can we safely say it's over?  The current dewpoint in 
Phoenix is 14F.

Tom
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