JAMES: IF YOU'RE A PERSON WHO LIKES TO DO
YOUR PLANET WATCHING BEFORE SUNRISE,
DEAN: JUPITER IS IN A GREAT POSITION FOR VIEWING
RIGHT NOW.
JAMES: SO LETS GET JOVIAN WITH JUPITER!
DEAN: OK, WE HAVE OUR SKY SET TO AN HOUR BEFORE
SUNRISE ANY NIGHT THIS WEEK, FACING SOUTH.
HIGH IN THE SKY, YOULL SEE TWO BRIGHT LIGHTS
IN THE CONSTELLATION VIRGO THE MAIDEN.
THE ONE THATS TWINKLING IS THE BLUE GIANT
STAR SPICA.
THE ONE THAT ISN'T TWINKLING IS OUR FRIEND,
JUPITER.
JAMES: THROUGH EVEN A MODEST TELESCOPE, JUPITER
SHOWS ITSELF AS A DISK WITH DARK BANDING ACROSS
ITS SURFACE.
AND IF YOUR SKIES ARE PARTICULARLY STEADY,
AND YOUR TIMING IS RIGHT, YOU MAY CATCH A
GLIMPSE OF THE GREAT RED SPOT.
DEAN: AT CURRENT COUNT, 67 MOONS SURROUND
JUPITER AND FOUR OF THEM ARE NAMED, IO, EUROPA,
GANYMEDE AND CALLISTO; AND YOU CAN SEE THEM
CHANGE POSITION EVERY NIGHT, THROUGH EVEN
A SMALL TELESCOPE.
BOTH: KEEP LOOKING UP!