Wednesday, 15 November 2023

Jupiter seen with no moons from Liverpool in 1867

 On August 22nd 1867, John Joynson at Waterloo near Liverpool observed Jupiter with no satellites visible. This was done using a 6 inch Thomas Cooke & Sons telescope.




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  1. According to Stellarium, that would have been on the evening of 21st August rather than on 22nd. Between 10:06 pm and 11:41, 3 of the Satellites (Io, Ganymede and Callisto) would have been transiting the planet, while Europa was occulted behind Jupiter

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