[AZ-Observing] Re: Transit of Io and Shadow
- From: "Ted Forte" <tedforte511@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2015 10:44:53 -0700
Very cool, Tom. I witnessed about the last third of the transit visually, but
did not detect Io itself, just its shadow.
Ted Forte
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[mailto:az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tom Polakis
Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2015 10:59 PM
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Subject: [AZ-Observing] Transit of Io and Shadow
With Earth so near the orbital plane of Io and Jupiter so near opposition, this
is nearly as well aligned as a shadow and a satellite can get. This image was
taken with a 15-inch Newtonian on a platform from my driveway in Tempe.
http://www.pbase.com/polakis/image/159087212
...and the three-frame time-lapse version that demonstrates how much the seeing
can deteriorate in a mere 22 minutes.
http://www.pbase.com/polakis/image/159087215
Tom
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