6-2-05

Double transit of Jupiter tonight for those lucky enough to have clear skies.

The double shadow begins about 10:50 pm central time.

Good Luck.

My clear sky clock shows a 3 hour window opening up at the right time if it holds true.



00:28 UT, Europa begins transit of Jupiter.
02:28 UT, Io begins transit of Jupiter.
02:46 UT, Europa's shadow begins to cross Jupiter.
03:02 UT, Europa ends transit of Jupiter.
03:36 UT, Io's shadow begins to cross Jupiter.
03:36 UT, ** A multi-shadow transit event begins. **
04:40 UT, Io ends transit of Jupiter.
05:24 UT, Europa's shadow leaves Jupiter's disk.
05:24 UT, ** The multi-shadow transit event ends. **
05:48 UT, Io's shadow leaves Jupiter's disk.

Dave