1840 – Jupiter and moons Ganymede, and Europa were visible. Io begins transit of Jupiter. Callisto in eclipse by Jupiter’s shadow.

Moon in a beautiful 4% illuminated waxing crescent

Moon Phase Details For – January 4

Phase: Waxing Crescent
Illumination: 4%
Moon Age: 1.98 days
Moon Angle: 0.54
Moon Distance: 369,836.16 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,098,384.88 km

Jupiter – Wednesday, January 5, 2022

02:26 UT, Io begins transit of Jupiter.
02:38 UT, Callisto exits eclipse by Jupiter’s shadow.
03:26 UT, Io’s shadow begins to cross Jupiter.
04:44 UT, Io ends transit of Jupiter.
05:44 UT, Io’s shadow leaves Jupiter’s disk.
19:24 UT, Ganymede begins transit of Jupiter.
22:58 UT, Ganymede ends transit of Jupiter.
23:20 UT, Ganymede’s shadow begins to cross Jupiter.
23:36 UT, Io enters occultation behind Jupiter.

1230 – Using a 40mm and 30mm eyepiece in a Celestron C90 I observed two sunspots (approximately 3:30). A check of solar data showed a SFI of around 93.

1756 – Using a 10mm eyepiece in a Celestron C90 I observed Jupiter approximately 30 degrees in the sky. Moons IO, Ganymede, and Calisto were visible.

Venus was too low in the horizon to see. Saturn quickly moved out of view. No moon was visible (New Moon).

Today I purchased “The Backyard Astronomer’s Guide” and a 2x Barlow Lens.