Another lovely Jupiter session in progress

[Stu]

6 hours ago, John said:

I've packed up now but I was definitely seeing 2 shadows during my last observations (around 25 mins ago). One of the shadows was quite a bit less defined / less dark than the other.

 

Does this tie up with your observations John? The second shadow did not start its transit until 11.47. Was the less defined shadow possibly Ganymede which, if I remember rightly is darker than the other moons?

[Knighty2112]

1 hour ago, Stu said:

Does this tie up with your observations John? The second shadow did not start its transit until 11.47. Was the less defined shadow possibly Ganymede which, if I remember rightly is darker than the other moons?

Yeah, this was my last view of Jupter when I could see Io's shadow on the belt (flipped my image horizontally to match what I saw through the EP). When seeing allowed it was quite easy to spot Io's shadow. This was the last view I got  just before Ganymede's shadow was due to start according to Skysafari. Sadly, high clouds and haze scudded in at this time, making further observations impossible.

 

[Wilhelmus]

Clear skies in Sweden. This was by far my best Jupiter observation. Io and Ganymede in front of Jupiter and their shadows easily visible on the planet.

What a great hobby