Europa and Ganymede

Tango Between Two Jupitermoons

Europa and Ganymede
Europa and Ganymede

Dear ASOD

I made a digital animation in GIMP of a partial eclipse of Europa by Ganymede (27%). During the event I saw clearly a “division” between the two moons but it was impossible to tell which moon was before the other. Because I couldn’t detect any color difference between the two moons I guess the “division” was an optical illusion due to the 8-figure. Hope you like it!

Clear skies

Jef De Wit

Object Name: Europa and Ganymede

Object Type: moon (of Jupiter)

Location: Hove, Belgium (51°09’ N 4°28’ E)

Date and time: 17 March 2015 0.14-0.30 UT

Equipment: Orion Optics UK 30 cm Dobson

Eyepiece: 5mm Nagler T6 (magnification 240x) + orange filter

Medium: GIMP

3 thoughts on “Tango Between Two Jupitermoons”

  1. Jef,

    Very impressive capture.
    Nice to see this animation posted here.

    Frank 🙂

  2. Jef,

    This is a wonderful way to see the tango take place. Thanks for sharing it

    Cindy

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