Upcoming Ganymede Shadow Transits
Jeff Stetekluh
Of all the Galilean moons, Ganymede casts the largest shadow on Jupiter.
To the right is a list of the upcoming Ganymede shadow transits that will
be visible in this area, weather permitting. Included is the Sun's altitude
and Jupiter's azimuth (magnetic) and altitude. For me, the most convenient
of these shadow transits to try to observe will be on Oct 13, Nov 25, Dec
31 and Jan 7 (these are on weekend evenings). The full list of Galilean
Moon Events is at http://www.novac.com/jeff/.
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Date
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Time (EST)
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Event
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Sun Alt/Jupiter Az-Alt
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11/18/2000
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19:33
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Transit End
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(S -31 J 89 23)
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11/25/2000
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21:31
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Transit Start
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(S -54 J 115 52)
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11/25/2000
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23:34
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Transit End
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(S -72 J 165 70)
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12/03/2000
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03:36
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Transit End
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(S -41 J 276 35)
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12/10/2000
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05:32
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Transit Start
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(S -20 J 298 7)
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12/31/2000
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17:33
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Transit Start
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(S -7 J 100 37)
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12/31/2000
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19:41
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Transit End
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(S -31 J 130 60)
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1/07/2001
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21:34
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Transit Start
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(S -52 J 213 69)
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1/07/2001
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23:43
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Transit End
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(S -72 J 261 49)
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1/15/2001
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01:35
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Transit Start
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(S -66 J 285 22)
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2/12/2001
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17:40
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Transit Start
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(S 0 J 151 68)
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2/12/2001
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19:54
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Transit End
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(S -26 J 235 64)
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2/19/2001
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21:41
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Transit Start
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(S -45 J 270 41)
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2/19/2001
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23:55
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Transit End
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(S -61 J 291 15)
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3/27/2001
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20:07
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Transit End
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(S -20 J 276 36)
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