[8] Moon transits close to Jupiter opposition (Dec, 2012.)


To celebrate the just-passed opposition, here is a set of images showing Io and Europa in transit around that date (and, thanks to Michel Jacquesson, within a few hours of opposition itself).

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John H. Rogers, Ph.D. Jupiter Section Director,
British Astronomical Association

jhr11@cam.ac.uk
http://www.britastro.org/jupiter/