Preparation paid off

[Kimboman]

Hi I have had a great time last night/this morning viewing firstly Saturn which was not to bad seeing but the local trees soon obscured the view.

Jupiter then came into view what a great sight .I believe the moon was Io that appeared to touch the planet ,then as I carried on viewing the gap got wider and wider.

I used my Celestron 6SE on one set up and my Celestron 102GT refractor the views were stunning in both and the refractor just had the edge on clarity

both mounts were goto and my neighbours joined in and were fascinated with the images.

I had set up both mounts on the off chance the sky may clear and it paid off(not sure which moon was the closest to Jupiter)

[Pixies]

Here's a useful tool: https://skyandtelescope.org/wp-content/plugins/observing-tools/jupiter_moons/jupiter.html

 

I think you'll find it was both Io and Europa together!

[Zermelo]

Yes, Io and Europa were on top of each other. I got some decent views when there were gaps in the cloud.

Stellarium, about midnight:

[Kimboman]

Hi thank you ,was both right and wrong the tool will be useful for future forays once again thanks