Ethan Chappel @chappelastro.com · Oct 17 Jupiter was in the line of sight between us and the magnitude 7.9 star HD 61660 on October 13th, appearing as an interloper among the Galilean Moons. It's an orange star 25x more luminous than the Sun and 660 light years away. Europa had a very close pass from home. #Astronomy #Astrophotography
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Jupiter occulted the star a couple hours later as the Sun was rising. Look closely and you can see it become more twinkly in the moments before it disappears, a glimpse of Jovian seeing conditions from my backyard on Earth.
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Cool. Galilean moons range from 4.5 to 5.5, so 7.9 is a dim cousin