Observing Jupiter
Re: Observing Jupiter
Jupiter GRS transit tomorrow early morning 10/05/2012 @ 05:37am. Good time to catch GRS when Jupiter is high up in the sky.
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email: gary[at]astro.sg
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"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
Re: Observing Jupiter
Lunar-Planetary hide and seek. 
At about 30min past midnite tonite (0030hr 21 Oct), one galilean moon appears (Io) while the other about to hide behind (Ganymede) Jupiter:
At about 30min past midnite tonite (0030hr 21 Oct), one galilean moon appears (Io) while the other about to hide behind (Ganymede) Jupiter:
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"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
email: gary[at]astro.sg
twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
Re: Observing Jupiter
Jupiter GRS transit at about 1.06am later. See if you can observe/image the smaller Oval BA near it as recently captured by Anthony Wesley --> http://www.acquerra.com.au/astro/galler ... /large.jpg
Check out this webpage for more info about Jupiter's Oval BA or more informally as Red Spot Junior. http://www.redspotjr.com/
Check out this webpage for more info about Jupiter's Oval BA or more informally as Red Spot Junior. http://www.redspotjr.com/
http://www.astro.sg
email: gary[at]astro.sg
twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
email: gary[at]astro.sg
twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
Re: Observing Jupiter
Rare chance in SG to see BOTH Jupiter's Great Red Spot (and Red Spot Jr) and its moon's (Io) shadow on it! Tmr early morning 2am-4am, 27 Oct 2012
Screen capture from Starry Night of Jupiter at about 2:37am tmr morning:
Io's shadow transit may even be directly inside GRS at around 3:46am. One more reason for APers to stay up late.
Screen capture from Starry Night of Jupiter at about 2:37am tmr morning:
Io's shadow transit may even be directly inside GRS at around 3:46am. One more reason for APers to stay up late.
http://www.astro.sg
email: gary[at]astro.sg
twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
email: gary[at]astro.sg
twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
Double shadow transit tonight
Double shadow transit tonight (after midnight) for about 3 to 4 mins!
Ganymede Shadow Transit = 10:39 pm (27 Dec) -- 00:49 am (28 Dec)
Io's Shadow Transit = 00:33 am (28 Dec) -- 02:44 am (28 Dec)
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GRS transit at 7:20pm tonight.
Time to test dobsonians big or small.![[smilie=admire.gif]](./images/smilies/admire.gif "admire")
Ganymede Shadow Transit = 10:39 pm (27 Dec) -- 00:49 am (28 Dec)
Io's Shadow Transit = 00:33 am (28 Dec) -- 02:44 am (28 Dec)
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GRS transit at 7:20pm tonight.
Time to test dobsonians big or small.
http://www.astro.sg
email: gary[at]astro.sg
twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
email: gary[at]astro.sg
twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
Re: Observing Jupiter
Catch both Jupiter's GRS and Io's shadow transit tonight!
Date: Saturday, 29 Dec 2012.
Io's shadow = 7.02pm - 9:13pm.
GRS = 7.07pm - 11:00pm, center = 8:55pm.
Date: Saturday, 29 Dec 2012.
Io's shadow = 7.02pm - 9:13pm.
GRS = 7.07pm - 11:00pm, center = 8:55pm.
http://www.astro.sg
email: gary[at]astro.sg
twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
email: gary[at]astro.sg
twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
Re: Observing Jupiter
Double shadow transits on Jupiter tmr early morn (Fri 4 Jan) visible in Singapore.
Io's = 2:29am - 4:40am.
Ganymede's = 2:49am - 4:50am.
Jupiter sets at 4:35am.
Jupiter will be low in the West by then. But interesting to see these 2 shadow transits "dancing" side by side on Jupiter. This may be some record for longest duration of double shadow transit? The previous one only lasted 4 -5 mins.
Io's = 2:29am - 4:40am.
Ganymede's = 2:49am - 4:50am.
Jupiter sets at 4:35am.
Jupiter will be low in the West by then. But interesting to see these 2 shadow transits "dancing" side by side on Jupiter. This may be some record for longest duration of double shadow transit? The previous one only lasted 4 -5 mins.
http://www.astro.sg
email: gary[at]astro.sg
twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
email: gary[at]astro.sg
twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
Re: Observing Jupiter
Jupiter's Great Red Spot visible tonight 3 Jan in SG at convenient timing. From 6:04pm - 10:04pm. Best view at center of Jupiter - 8:05pm.
http://www.astro.sg
email: gary[at]astro.sg
twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
email: gary[at]astro.sg
twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
Re: Observing Jupiter
Io shadow transit tonight. 28 Jan. 9:12pm - 11:22pm.
http://www.astro.sg
email: gary[at]astro.sg
twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
email: gary[at]astro.sg
twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
Re: Observing Jupiter
GRS transit at around 9:35pm tonight.
http://www.astro.sg
email: gary[at]astro.sg
twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.
email: gary[at]astro.sg
twitter: @astrosg
"The importance of a telescope is not how big it is, how well made it is.
It is how many people, less fortunate than you, got to look through it."
-- John Dobson.