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Originally Posted by pberrett
Hi all
As the sky was clear last night, I grabbed my son's toy (about 50mm aperture) telescope and looked up at Jupiter from here in Melbourne. Obviously with such a small telescope the view was limited but I saw what appeared to be 4 dots in a row immediately to the right of Jupiter. Would these have been Jupiter's moons? I would not have expected to see Jupiter's moons with such a small telescope. Was anyone looking at Jupiter last night?
cheers Peter
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Yes,they were the moons of Jupiter,which can be seen with just about the least most powerful optical aid.
8X42 binoculars show them just fine.
Download a free Planetarium from the net and it will give you their positions night by night.
Saturn and it's rings are also visible in a small telescope such as the one you where using.
Cheers
