Thursday Night's Double Shadow Transit

There was a double shadow transit last night from 9:40 to 10:45 p.m. EDT (1:40 and 2:45 UT). Europa and its shadow were followed by Io and its shadow. I had some good views of the event through the 17" f/15 classical Cassegrain at the Naylor Observatory at 162, 202, and 259x. I took some shots with my Canon EOS Digital Rebel but only Io's shadow seemed to be captured upon preliminary review of the photos.

I also looked at and imaged a few deep-sky objects such as M104 and M80 as well as the Moon and Mars.

I saw a few other deep-sky objects such as M51, M5, and NGC 6826 through a fellow ASH member's 10" Meade SCT.

Dave Mitsky

Dave

I'm glad you saw the double transit. It's amazing how every time cool things happen on Jupiter, we have cloudy weather

Thanks
Bill

I also was able to view the transit for most of it's duration. It slipped behind an oak tree about 20 minutes before completion. This is only my third transit and I have a question. Can yo see the moon when it is in front of the planet? I can never seem to pick out it's image even though I know where it is. What type of filter if any would help with this endevour.


Thanks Dave