Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Jupiter and Its Moons

With the NCAA Basketball Tournament a part of history, your Mom and I don't watch TV anymore.  Instead, we wait for the first star.  Last night, it wasn't a star, but a planet, Jupiter.  You can see it if you look West.  We don't have a telescope, but I was excited when we could see several moons -- all of the Galileans for sure -- with the binoculars.  By the time it got very dark, we could see seven moons of Jupiter.  You don't need a telescope.  Binoculars will do.  I was not able to see them with the naked eye.  Hope you take advantage of this.

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