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? asked in Science & MathematicsAstronomy & Space · 1 decade ago

Can a moon occlude its shadow?

Was observing Jupiter last night, being so close and all...

Happened to catch a very nice shadow transit that started perhaps 10:15, and I observed till it reached roughly midpoint (11:05 or so). Got me to thinking about it - potentially during an opposition shadow-transit (much as I was observing), the Galilean moon might occlude its shadow seen on Jupiter's clouds (to a greater or lesser extent) as seen by a Terran observer. Or have I missed something vital in the equation? Any records that such has ever been observed?

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  • PGM
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    1 decade ago
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    Hm. If everything were pretty close to in-line (you, the Galilean moon, and Jupiter), it would.

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