This form enables you to generate a Postscript file showing the east-west motion of Jovian satellites within a specified time period. The distance of each selected moon from the planet's axis is plotted in units of either arcsec or Jovian radii. In the diagram, the limbs of Jupiter are indicated by a dark gray stripe down the middle. The locations of the rings can be added as bands in lighter gray.
Time increases downward on the plot.
The file contains a single header line followed by the numbers. If you want the gory details of how times are interpreted, click here . The time interval used in the tabulation can also be selected. Note that the time limits actually used are rounded off to be exact multiples of the chosen interval. Plot Scale Enter the numeric range and units of the horizontal axis.