References: Moons of Jupiter

• Extensive general information on Jupiter and its moons can be found in Bill Arnett's wonderful The Nine Planets web site; see the section on Jupiter.

• S&T Javascript Jupiter's Moons Javascript Utility

• Get the latest news about the Galileo mission to Jupiter at the Galileo homepage.

• The moons can be identified using Dan Bruton's excellent GALSAT2 program (available on the AstroLab PCs, the source code is available) or using the current Astronomical Almanac.

• Very accurate positions for Jupiter's moons can be found at JPL's HORIZONS System via their Ephemeris Generator.

• NASA/JPL's solar system simulator also provides accurate positions.

• Dan Bruton's Jupiter's Events

• Chapter 43, "Positions of the Satellites of Jupiter" in Astronomical Algorithms by Jean Meeus (copy available in the AstroLab) contains a very detailed discussion of the motions of the Jovian satellites. Another detailed discussion can be found in "Orbital Ephemerides of Satellites" by J.R.Rhohde and A Sinclair, (Chapter 6, Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac).

• Kerry Shetline's site www.skyviewcafe.com has the java code for a jupiter moons applet.

• Using simple harmonic motion to follow the Galilean moons"

• Pyephem has some python code for the Jupiter Moons

• Astrolab's Orbital Determination References

• Chapter 7 of "The Handbook of Astronomical Image Processing" by Richard Berry and James Burnell is an excellent introduction to astrometry. This book also contains very good general information about the reduction of CCD data. A copy is available in the AstroLab and in the University's Main Library

• Christian Buil's CCD Astronomy is also another excellent book. A copy is available in the AstroLab and in the University's Main Library

• Roemer and the Velocity of Light

• Jupiter's Moon Dances

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