Wednesday, November 16
Jupiter with a Telescope
Jupiter is the celestial object with the most observable detail similar to the Sun and Moon. You can see Jupiter with any size telescope.
What Jupiter Features Can I See with a Telescope?
-The Great Red Spot.
-Jupiter’s Moons: Io,Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.
-An eclipse happens when one of Jupiter’s moons move through Jupiter’s shadow.
-An occultation happens when one of Jupiter’s moons disappears behind the planet.
A transit happens when a moon moves in front of Jupiter. Best views come when the satellites appear against the gas giant’s dark belts.
A shadow transit happens when a moon’s shade crosses Jupiter’s disk. Shadows appear as small black dots through telescopes.