23/24 January 2015 Jupiter

Starting at 9PM on 23 January 2015, a series of moon and shadow transits occur on the face of Jupiter. This page is setup to assist in observing these varied events.

Here is some background:

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/dont-miss-jupiters-shadow-trifecta/

Video from NASA:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWlYTppifhI&feature=youtube_gdata

If you are clouded out or can't get out to observe the events, there is this link to a real time video cast from Griffith observatory (it has a nice simulation):

http://new.livestream.com/GriffithObservatoryTV/JupiterTripleMoonShadowTransit

You should be able to click on an image to see a larger version

Timeline of the event:

Event definitions/descriptions:

A few images at select event times:

10:41PM

10:54PM

11:43PM

12:20AM

12:40AM - Io eclipsed by Callisto

1:07AM