[AZ-Observing] Re: Time-lapse Sequence of Io Passing In Front of Ganymede

  • From: stanlep@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 8 May 2009 15:03:10 -0700 (MST)

Interesting. What it appears like is two objects collide, like billiard
balls, and in the process of the collision something is ejected that lands
on the surface of Jupiter.
Stan


> Here is a five-frame animated GIF from this morning of Io (moving left
> to right) passing in front of Ganymede.
>
> http://www.pbase.com/polakis/image/112287531
>
> The planning software showed Io partially eclipsing Ganymede, but that
> detail is beyond the level of my images.
>
> Tom
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