Davey-T Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Posted this elsewhere but wouldn't want you to miss it.Starting 3rd June 16,24 a triple shadow event on Jupiter. Triple between 18.08 and 19.44 UTDave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael.h.f.wilkinson Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Interesting. Not sure I will be able to see it here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB80 Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 It's a daylight event, it's times like these that make me wish for a good go-to.There is a guide using the circles in S@N which I brisked over, if it clears up tomorrow I might have a practice run before deciding it's too hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukebl Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Just done a dry run, and the good news is that I could see Jupiter and it wasn't hidden by the garden trees as I'd feared. The bad news that it was only barely visible as a very pale grey disk amid the solar glare.Anyway, the forecast doesn't look good for here. So it's purely academic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey-T Posted June 1, 2014 Author Share Posted June 1, 2014 Same here, got a good view but probably be raining Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davedownsouth Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 Surely we will not be able to see any of the shadows actually transiting because of the light levels. I was looking down someones 12" Dob on Friday night and they had Jupiter in their eye piece at ~9pm, UK time, and although you could see the shape of the planet, had there been a shadow transit, I would have been surprised if we would have been able to see it visually? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey-T Posted June 1, 2014 Author Share Posted June 1, 2014 Surely we will not be able to see any of the shadows actually transiting because of the light levels. I was looking down someones 12" Dob on Friday night and they had Jupiter in their eye piece at ~9pm, UK time, and although you could see the shape of the planet, had there been a shadow transit, I would have been surprised if we would have been able to see it visually? Hoping it might show up in imaging.Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukebl Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 It is do-able. I captured a shadow transit a few weeks ago an hour before sunset. Not a brilliant image, but at least I captured it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Worth a go if it's clear. Not looking good here unfortunately. I managed to track Jupiter from 2pm through until night time a little while ago. The Atlux mount does a good job and can be left setup and with its alignment stars remembered so you can switch on and find things in daylight.StuSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joves Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Will be a 3am event here, which is a little late on a school night, unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Drew Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Even with a pale disk the shadows should show up as they offer much more contrast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael.h.f.wilkinson Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Hazy cloud here at the moment. I checked Galilean (Android App), and the local time for the triple shadow transit is at 20:57. Might be doable if the weather clear a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey-T Posted June 3, 2014 Author Share Posted June 3, 2014 Managed to track Jupiter in daylight yesterday up until 21.00 UT, sods law its cloudier today.Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Yes, not looking good tonight unfortunately :-(Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulastro Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Had a dry run earlier this pm, found Jupiter with CPC 925 and hibernated scope ready for this evening. Now 18.07pm and cloudy. Won't give up yet though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael.h.f.wilkinson Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Solid cloud here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukebl Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Viewing now. Just managed to capture a terrible image which shows at least one shadow, despite hazy high cloud. Waiting for Ganymede's shadow to appear shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael.h.f.wilkinson Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Nothing here, alas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Anyone have any luck? Cloudy here :-(Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davedownsouth Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 No chance here, anyone in a night-time region of the world manage any photo; love to see them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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