Jupiter and 4 moons all in a row

Just came in from the backyard viewing with the 4" f/6... Jupiter, and =
it's 4 Galilean moons all lined up on one side of the planet! I hadn't =
even looked at Jupiter for weeks and just by coincidence decided to look =
tonight with the almost full moon. Serendipity!

;-)

-Florian
Palm Springs, Calif.

Thanks for the heads up, when I got home from work tonight I brought my
daughters 4.5" reflector out and checked it out. Anyone know the names, they
were all lined up in an almost perfect row to the right , with the second
form the right being the brightest. Not so windy here in Jersey tonight and
no precip.

Thanks for the heads up, when I got home from work tonight I brought my
daughters 4.5" reflector out and checked it out. Anyone know the names, they
were all lined up in an almost perfect row to the right , with the second
form the right being the brightest. Not so windy here in Jersey tonight and
no precip.

Thanks for the heads up, when I got home from work tonight I brought my
daughters 4.5" reflector out and checked it out. Anyone know the names, they
were all lined up in an almost perfect row to the right , with the second
form the right being the brightest. Not so windy here in Jersey tonight and
no precip.

"John Damico" wrote in message
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Thanks for the heads up, when I got home from work tonight I brought my
daughters 4.5" reflector out and checked it out. Anyone know the names,
they
were all lined up in an almost perfect row to the right , with the second
form the right being the brightest. Not so windy here in Jersey tonight
and
no precip.



Those would have been (from Jupiter outward) Io, Europa, Ganymede and
Callisto.
And, since you're really looking at a mirror image through the telescope,
they were actually all on the left of the planet.

Jeroen.

"John Damico" wrote in message
. net...
Thanks for the heads up, when I got home from work tonight I brought my
daughters 4.5" reflector out and checked it out. Anyone know the names,
they
were all lined up in an almost perfect row to the right , with the second
form the right being the brightest. Not so windy here in Jersey tonight
and
no precip.



Those would have been (from Jupiter outward) Io, Europa, Ganymede and
Callisto.
And, since you're really looking at a mirror image through the telescope,
they were actually all on the left of the planet.

Jeroen.

"John Damico" wrote in message
. net...
Thanks for the heads up, when I got home from work tonight I brought my
daughters 4.5" reflector out and checked it out. Anyone know the names,
they
were all lined up in an almost perfect row to the right , with the second
form the right being the brightest. Not so windy here in Jersey tonight
and
no precip.



Those would have been (from Jupiter outward) Io, Europa, Ganymede and
Callisto.
And, since you're really looking at a mirror image through the telescope,
they were actually all on the left of the planet.

Jeroen.

Go to www.cpac.org.uk and download the Planets application. Set it up and
use it to track Jupiter and its moons, Saturn, and a few other objects. Pay
attention to how you set it up -- for some reason I had to fiddle with it to
make it accept my local time -- it kept reversing day and night for me but
once it's set up, it is quite useful.

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----
Joe S.


"Florian" wrote in message
...
Just came in from the backyard viewing with the 4" f/6... Jupiter, and it's
4 Galilean moons all lined up on one side of the planet! I hadn't even
looked at Jupiter for weeks and just by coincidence decided to look tonight
with the almost full moon. Serendipity!

;-)

-Florian
Palm Springs, Calif.

Go to www.cpac.org.uk and download the Planets application. Set it up and
use it to track Jupiter and its moons, Saturn, and a few other objects. Pay
attention to how you set it up -- for some reason I had to fiddle with it to
make it accept my local time -- it kept reversing day and night for me but
once it's set up, it is quite useful.

--
----
Joe S.


"Florian" wrote in message
...
Just came in from the backyard viewing with the 4" f/6... Jupiter, and it's
4 Galilean moons all lined up on one side of the planet! I hadn't even
looked at Jupiter for weeks and just by coincidence decided to look tonight
with the almost full moon. Serendipity!

;-)

-Florian
Palm Springs, Calif.

Go to www.cpac.org.uk and download the Planets application. Set it up and
use it to track Jupiter and its moons, Saturn, and a few other objects. Pay
attention to how you set it up -- for some reason I had to fiddle with it to
make it accept my local time -- it kept reversing day and night for me but
once it's set up, it is quite useful.

--
----
Joe S.


"Florian" wrote in message
...
Just came in from the backyard viewing with the 4" f/6... Jupiter, and it's
4 Galilean moons all lined up on one side of the planet! I hadn't even
looked at Jupiter for weeks and just by coincidence decided to look tonight
with the almost full moon. Serendipity!

;-)

-Florian
Palm Springs, Calif.