Posted on 01/23/2015 1:25:35 PM PST by BenLurkin
Angelenos will get their chance Friday to witness a rare celestial event when the shadows of three of Jupiter’s largest moons will fall upon Jupiter at the same time.
Griffith Observatory will stay open one hour later than normal to allow visitors who are already at the park to watch the triple-shadow transit as Jupiter’s three moons – Io, Europa, and Callisto – will cross the planet’s disk throughout the evening.
Three moon shadows will not appear simultaneously on Jupiter again, from Los Angeles, until 2032, according to the Observatory.
As if the triple shadow transit weren’t enough, there will also be a rare eclipse of Jupiter’s moon, Io, by the shadow of Jupiter’s moon, Callisto.
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Thanks BenLurkin, extra to APoD, in case you live close to G.P.
The first time I saw Jupiter and Saturn and their moons through a telescope was absolutely amazing. The University of Denver has an old Observatory and obsolete telescope, but you can easily see the planets through it. Open to the public on select nights.
Huge asteroid to whip past Earth on Monday
An asteroid up to 1,800 feet (550 meters) across is headed Earth's way. But don't worry: It will miss us by 745,000 miles, about three times the distance between Earth and the moon.
What is the latest news on that asteroid that a spacecraft landed on this past year?
Same here, Jupiter through a home scope, Saturn through a Celestron C11 out in Lowell MI.
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