The observing season of Jupiter's Galilean satellites (Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto) occultations start in Ireland on the 24th of July and end on the 11th of November.
The occultations are seen from Earth only once every six years.
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An even more rare event (the following will be visible from Europe in more than 200 years from now) happens on the night of the 3rd to the 4th of August: .
Image: the famous dark spot discovery photo by Anthony Wesley, taken on 19 July 2009 from Australia