Ganymede transit 4th March, 2018

Contact times
[UT]

The times below are taken from
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/wp-co.../jupiter.html#

Saturday, March 3, 2018

01:16 UT, Europa begins transit of Jupiter.
01:20 UT, Europa's shadow leaves Jupiter's disk.
03:36 UT, Europa ends transit of Jupiter.
09:24 UT, Ganymede's shadow begins to cross Jupiter.
11:18 UT, Ganymede's shadow leaves Jupiter's disk.

Events in red above the line occur below the horizon  in Australia and are not visible. NZ might see  the end of Ganymede's shadow transit

Observable from Australia and NZ
11:48 UT, JUPITER RISES EAST COAST AUSTRALIA
13:48 UT, JUPITER RISES WEST COAST AUSTRALIA
14:30 UT, Ganymede begins transit of Jupiter.
15:24 UT, Io's shadow begins to cross Jupiter.
15:42 UT, Ganymede ends transit of Jupiter.
16:38 UT, Io begins transit of Jupiter.
17:36 UT, Io's shadow leaves Jupiter's disk.
18:46 UT, Io ends transit of Jupiter.


Animation 1
   [5MB mp4 file]

Animation 2  [HIGHER RES 19MB MP4 FILE]