Telescopically, Jupiter creates significant glare which extends to some four - five radii from the planet s limb. This can present a major problem when attempting to estimate changes in brightness of the satellites. Because of this, one of the main criteria for selecting events to include in table 2 is that the satellites lie outside the main glare of the planet. Date of phenomenon. Nature of phenomenon, and moons involved.
P indicates partial and A indicates annular.
For the eclipse event, the start time quoted is the time at which umbral eclipse begins. The penumbral eclipse begins some 15 minutes earlier, but is typically invisible in a small telescope. The maximum drop in light flux during the event, as a proportion of the usual flux from the bodies concerned. Most prominent events for remainder of 1996-97 season. The next season of mutual occultations will be 2003-04.