Eclipse and Occultation of Europa by Ganymede August 20 2009 Amateur Astronomy Picture of the Day

August 20 2009 Eclipse and Occultation of Europa by Ganymede

On the 12th, two mutual events of Jupiter's moons were waiting to be caught. The total eclipse of Europa by Ganymede started at 1:46 UT and ended at 2:01 UT (as presented on the image) and the parcial occultation (31%) started at 2:05 UT and ended at 2:17 UT. With SkyView Pro 8" at f/10+SPC+barlow 2x. More at: http://astro-andregoncalves.blogspot.com/2009/08/total-eclipse-and-partial-occultation.html André Gonçalves http://astro-andregoncalves.blogspot.com/
Submitted by: André Gonçalves (Orion_PKFD)	Location: Vieira do Minho, Portugal	Date: August 12 2009

2009-08-20 10:44:44 GMT nerbyon

Congratulations dear André for the great work.

Best regards...

In portuguese: Um abraço amigo :)

Miguel Claro

http://miguelclaro.com

2009-08-20 12:29:52 GMT Orion_PKFD

Thanks/Obrigado Miguel ;)

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