Friday, May 20

Neptune is stationary in right ascension today. Io is occulted by Jupiter at 4:00 p.m. EDT (20:00 UT). Io reappears from eclipse by Jupiter's shadow at 7:12 p.m. EDT (23:12 UT). The Great Red Spot transits Jupiter's central meridian at approximately 11:57 p.m. EDT (3:57 UT, 2005/5/21).

Dave Mitsky

Dave Mitsky said:

*snipped* The Great Red Spot transits Jupiter's central meridian at approximately 11:57 p.m. EDT (3:57 UT, 2005/5/21).

Dave Mitsky

Cool! Let's hope the clouds cooperate or at least just cover the moon.

Didn't see your post till today but in NE AR we had better than normal seeing about a 7 or 8. May seems to be a good month for us. This is about the 10th day this month with a 7 or 8 unfortunately a 10 never shows its head. Had one in 4 years.

I watched the entire transit of the GRS switching from 225 to 350 mag. 225 showed more detail because the moon was so close. Not as close as that $&^$^ mercury vapor light. I moved my high top van right next to the scope closed the curtains and voila not bad.

5-17 I watch a jovian transit. It was in the northern band. Not sure which moon it was but at 1:30 it went behind the oak tree and I just didn't have enough left to move and set up the scope again.

Keep the event posts coming I like that. Thursday 5-26 we are supposed to get a double transit starting about dusk.

;0)

Clear skies
Dave