Special program of observations of Jovian and Saturnian satellites for 2009

Abstract

Noteworthy phenomena, viz., mutual occultations and eclipses in the system of Jupiter’s Galilean satellites and in the system of Saturn’s principal satellites, will occur in 2009. The relatively simple photometry of these phenomena makes it possible to obtain positional data at a higher accuracy than can be achieved in regular astrometric observations. The visibility conditions for the satellites are described here and observational recommendations are given. The ephemerides of these phenomena are available via the Internet from the MULTI-SAT ephemerides server at http:/www.sai.msu.ru/neb/nss/index.htm.