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Watch this surreal Jupiter eclipse that you probably missed
The giant planet also experienced a rare triple transit, which wont occur again until 2032.
On Aug. 15, 2021, three of Jupiters large moons, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto, crossed in front of Jupiter at the same time for a triple transit. Ganymede is also seen crossing in front of and casting a shadow on Europa. Amateur astronomer Christopher Go captured this event from Cebu, Philippines. Each second of the movie represents 30 minutes of the event. (Christopher Go/Kunio Sayanagi)
By Kasha Patel
August 21, 2021 at 7:00 a.m. EDT
Jupiter presented a stunning gift last weekend, at least to those who had a clear view from Earth. On Aug. 15, Jupiters largest moons, known as the Galilean moons, aligned to give two stunning, rare astronomical events.
First, Earthlings could see three of Jupiters Galilean moons Europa, Ganymede and Callisto simultaneously crossing in front of the planet, known as a triple transit. Then, a dance among Europa, Ganymede and their shadows delighted sky watchers with displays known as mutual events.
Amateur astronomer Christopher Go captured the marvels from the Philippines around midnight in what might be the one of the best documentations to date. Each second of the above animation represents 30 minutes of the event.
This is a very difficult data to capture, and I am convinced that this is the best movie ever made of Jupiters triple transit event, Kunio Sayanagi, a planetary scientist at Hampton University and an affiliate of the Imaging Science Team of NASAs Cassini mission to Saturn, wrote in an email. Sayanagi helped assemble the above animation from Gos frames.
Triple moons
All four Galilean moons of Jupiter appear, with Europa, Ganymede and Callisto crossing in front of the planet. (Christopher Go/Kunio Sayanagi)
Jupiter has four Galilean moons, Europa, Io, Callisto and Ganymede, which were discovered by Galileo Galilei in the 1600s. A transit occurs when one of these moons or its shadow passes in front of the planet as seen from Earth. 2021 has more than 600 transit events.
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By Kasha Patel
Kasha Patel edits and reports on the weather, climate and environment for the Capital Weather Gang at The Washington Post. Before joining The Post, she covered Earth sciences and satellite research for NASA. Twitter https://twitter.com/KashaPatel
Watch this surreal Jupiter eclipse that you probably missed
The giant planet also experienced a rare triple transit, which wont occur again until 2032.
On Aug. 15, 2021, three of Jupiters large moons, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto, crossed in front of Jupiter at the same time for a triple transit. Ganymede is also seen crossing in front of and casting a shadow on Europa. Amateur astronomer Christopher Go captured this event from Cebu, Philippines. Each second of the movie represents 30 minutes of the event. (Christopher Go/Kunio Sayanagi)
By Kasha Patel
August 21, 2021 at 7:00 a.m. EDT
Jupiter presented a stunning gift last weekend, at least to those who had a clear view from Earth. On Aug. 15, Jupiters largest moons, known as the Galilean moons, aligned to give two stunning, rare astronomical events.
First, Earthlings could see three of Jupiters Galilean moons Europa, Ganymede and Callisto simultaneously crossing in front of the planet, known as a triple transit. Then, a dance among Europa, Ganymede and their shadows delighted sky watchers with displays known as mutual events.
Amateur astronomer Christopher Go captured the marvels from the Philippines around midnight in what might be the one of the best documentations to date. Each second of the above animation represents 30 minutes of the event.
This is a very difficult data to capture, and I am convinced that this is the best movie ever made of Jupiters triple transit event, Kunio Sayanagi, a planetary scientist at Hampton University and an affiliate of the Imaging Science Team of NASAs Cassini mission to Saturn, wrote in an email. Sayanagi helped assemble the above animation from Gos frames.
Triple moons
All four Galilean moons of Jupiter appear, with Europa, Ganymede and Callisto crossing in front of the planet. (Christopher Go/Kunio Sayanagi)
Jupiter has four Galilean moons, Europa, Io, Callisto and Ganymede, which were discovered by Galileo Galilei in the 1600s. A transit occurs when one of these moons or its shadow passes in front of the planet as seen from Earth. 2021 has more than 600 transit events.
{snip}
By Kasha Patel
Kasha Patel edits and reports on the weather, climate and environment for the Capital Weather Gang at The Washington Post. Before joining The Post, she covered Earth sciences and satellite research for NASA. Twitter https://twitter.com/KashaPatel
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(86,061 posts)1. Pretty awesome!