Io's shadow over Jupiter

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It's very impressive seen a Jupiter's satellite (Io in this case) casting a shadow against the planet surface.

This picture was recorded on 28th August 1999 by Christian Viladrich at 1h 25m UT. It is made of 4 single exposures of 0.29 seconds each one through an 8 inches Quantum Maksutov and a Hi-SIS 22 (KAF-400).

by Christian Viladrich on 2009-05-10 17:13:06
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2012-01-10 17:18:04

The aswner of an expert. Good to hear from you.

2011-04-12 03:19:40

6F3uYB Walking in the presence of giants here. Cool thinking all around!