The PHEMU03 catalogue of observations of the mutual phenomena of the Galilean satellites of Jupiter^*

¹ Institut de mécanique céleste et de calcul des éphémérides – Observatoire de Paris, UMR 8028 CNRS, UPMC, USTL, 77 avenue Denfert-Rochereau, 75014 Paris, France e-mail: Jean-Eudes.Arlot@imcce.fr
² Armagh Observatory, Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK
³ Forum des sciences, Villeneuve d'Ascq, Lille, France
⁴ IIA (Indian Institute of Astrophysics), VBO, Kavalur, India
⁵ Terskol Observatory, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia
⁶ Rozhen Observatory, Bulgaria
⁷ Observatoire de l'université de Lille, Lille, France
⁸ Observatoire de Bordeaux, Floirac, France
⁹ Dolberg, Germany
¹⁰ Chemnitz, Germany
¹¹ Kiev National University, Kiev, Ukraine
¹² GAC, Catania, Italy
¹³ IAC, Tenerife, Spain
¹⁴ Cluj-Napoca, Romania
¹⁵ C2AHP, Saint-Michel l'observatoire, France
¹⁶ Institutul Astronomic, Bucuresti, Romania
¹⁷ Observatorio S. Zani, Lumezzane, Italy
¹⁸ Observatoire de Paris, Meudon, France
¹⁹ Royal Observatory of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium
²⁰ IAP, Paris, France
²¹ Pulkovo Observatory, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
²² Astr. Obs. of the Odessa National University, Odessa, Ukraine
²³ Grupo Astronomico Silos, Zaragoza, Spain
²⁴ Grup d'Estudis Astronòmics, Barcelona, Spain
²⁵ Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
²⁶ Lanester, France
²⁷ Thorigné, France
²⁸ Elgin, Oregon, USA
²⁹ Rimavska Sobota, Slovakia
³⁰ Instituto Politecnico Tomar, Tomar, Portugal
³¹ Ural State University, Ekaterinbourg, Russia
³² Institutt for Teorerisk Astrofysikk, Oslo, Norway
³³ Crimean Laboratory of the Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow, Russia
³⁴ Sendai, Japan
³⁵ Observatoire de Dax, Dax, France
³⁶ Massa, Italy
³⁷ Yunnan Observatory, Kunming, PR China
³⁸ Czech Astronomical Society, Praha, Czech Rep.
³⁹ Mainz, Germany
⁴⁰ Gieres, France
⁴¹ Nyrola Observatory, Jyvaskylan, Finland
⁴² Jinan University, Guangzhou, PR China
⁴³ Observatory and Planetarium Praha, Czech Rep.
⁴⁴ Universidad de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
⁴⁵ Fessenkov Astrophysical Institute, Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan
⁴⁶ Pierrevert, France
⁴⁷ IIA (Indian Institute of Astrophysics), Bangalore, India
⁴⁸ Mundolsheim, France
⁴⁹ Flemish association of amateur astronomers, Groenstraat 12, Mortsel, Belgium
⁵⁰ Vienna, Austria

Received: 19 June 2008
Accepted: 23 September 2008

Abstract

Context. In 2003, the Sun and the Earth passed through both the equatorial plane of Jupiter and therefore the orbital planes of its main satellites.

Aims. During this period, mutual eclipses and occultations were observed and we present the data collected.

Methods. Light curves of mutual eclipses and occultations were recorded by the observers of the international campaign PHEMU03 organized by the Institut de mécanique céleste, Paris, France.

Results. We completed 377 observations of 118 mutual events from 42 sites and the corresponding data are presented in this paper. For each observation, information about the telescope, receptor, site, and observational conditions are provided.

Conclusions. This paper gathers all data and indicates a first estimate of its precision. This catalogue of these rare events should constitute an improved basis for accurate astrometric data useful in the development of dynamical models.