ESA - Jupiter鈥檚 moon Europa to obscure distant star

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This event will be easy to see with any size of telescope from certain parts of Africa.</p><p>The occultation takes place at 03:05:57 UTC, and it is only visible across a rather narrow track of the Earth鈥檚 surface. The centre line of that track passes through the African countries of Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe. Eastwards from here, it will be lost from view by the rising Sun.</p><p>The occulted star is below the limits of visibility to the naked eye but is not too faint. With an apparent brightness of magnitude 9, it will be easily visible in any size of telescope. To find it on the sky, astronomers should look at coordinates RA: 00:23:46.52, Dec: +01:13:18.92.</p><p>Observations of the event can be sent to europaocc2022.imcce@obspm.fr.</p> </div> <ul class="modal__meta_licence"> <li> <b>CREDIT</b><br> Josselin Desmars (IPSA/IMCCE) </li> <li> <b>LICENCE</b><br> <a href="/ESA_Multimedia/Terms_and_conditions_of_use_of_images_and_videos_available_on_the_esa_website" target="_blank_">ESA Standard Licence</a> </li> </ul> <ul class="modal__meta"> <li> <div><i class="inline-icon far fa-landmark fa-fw" title="Activity"></i></div> <div> <a href="/ESA_Multimedia/Directorates/Space_Science/(result_type)/images" target="_top">Space Science</a> </div> </li> <li> <div><i class="inline-icon far fa-rocket fa-fw" title="Mission"></i></div> <div> <a href="/ESA_Multimedia/Missions/Gaia/(result_type)/images" target="_top">Gaia</a> <a href="/ESA_Multimedia/Missions/Juice/(result_type)/images" target="_top">Juice</a> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div id="modal__tab-content--related" class="modal__tab-content modal__tab-content--related"> <a class="modal__related image exploring-discovering popup" href="/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2019/07/Upcoming_stellar_occultations_by_Jupiter_s_four_largest_moons"> <figure class="thumbnail"> <img class="image-bg" src="/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2019/07/upcoming_stellar_occultations_by_jupiter_s_four_largest_moons/19642196-1-eng-GB/Upcoming_stellar_occultations_by_Jupiter_s_four_largest_moons_card_medium.jpg" alt="Upcoming stellar occultations by Jupiter鈥檚 four largest moons"> </figure> <header class="entry"> <span class="pillar">Science & Exploration</span> <h3 class="heading">Upcoming stellar occultations by Jupiter鈥檚 four larg…</h3> <div class="meta"> <span>Image</span> <span>1674 <small>views</small></span> <span>7 <small>likes</small></span> </div> </header> </a> <a class="modal__related image exploring-discovering popup" href="/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2019/02/Juice_observing_Jupiter"> <figure class="thumbnail"> <img class="image-bg" src="/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2019/02/juice_observing_jupiter/19236088-1-eng-GB/Juice_observing_Jupiter_card_medium.gif" alt="Juice observing Jupiter"> </figure> <header class="entry"> <span class="pillar">Science & Exploration</span> <h3 class="heading">Juice observing Jupiter</h3> <div class="meta"> <span>Image</span> <span>1054 <small>views</small></span> <span>4 <small>likes</small></span> </div> </header> </a> <a class="modal__related image exploring-discovering popup" href="/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2020/05/New_evidence_of_watery_plumes_on_Jupiter_s_moon_Europa"> <figure class="thumbnail"> <img class="image-bg" src="/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2020/05/new_evidence_of_watery_plumes_on_jupiter_s_moon_europa/22008941-1-eng-GB/New_evidence_of_watery_plumes_on_Jupiter_s_moon_Europa_card_medium.jpg" alt="New evidence of watery plumes on Jupiter鈥檚 moon Europa"> </figure> <header class="entry"> <span class="pillar">Science & Exploration</span> <h3 class="heading">New evidence of watery plumes on Jupiter鈥檚 moon Europa</h3> <div class="meta"> <span>Image</span> <span>18669 <small>views</small></span> <span>265 <small>likes</small></span> </div> </header> </a> <a class="modal__related image exploring-discovering popup" href="/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2015/02/Jupiter_s_cratered_moon_Callisto"> <figure class="thumbnail"> <img class="image-bg" src="/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2015/02/jupiter_s_cratered_moon_callisto/15210787-1-eng-GB/Jupiter_s_cratered_moon_Callisto_card_medium.jpg" alt=""> </figure> <header class="entry"> <span class="pillar">Science & Exploration</span> <h3 class="heading">Jupiter鈥檚 cratered moon, Callisto</h3> <div class="meta"> <span>Image</span> <span>15632 <small>views</small></span> <span>148 <small>likes</small></span> </div> </header> </a> <a class="modal__related image exploring-discovering popup" href="/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2022/12/Juice_s_journey_to_Jupiter"> <figure class="thumbnail"> <img class="image-bg" src="/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2022/12/juice_s_journey_to_jupiter/24641025-9-eng-GB/Juice_s_journey_to_Jupiter_card_medium.jpg" alt=""> </figure> <header class="entry"> <span class="pillar">Science & Exploration</span> <h3 class="heading">Juice鈥檚 journey to Jupiter</h3> <div class="meta"> <span>Image</span> <span>12951 <small>views</small></span> <span>151 <small>likes</small></span> </div> </header> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <script> if (jQuery.cookie('cc_cookie_accept') == "cc_cookie_accept") { var s = document.createElement("script"); s.src = "https://static.addtoany.com/menu/page.js"; document.body.appendChild(s); }</script>  </body> </html>

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