My first peep through a really big telescope was at age 12, in Calton Hill Observatory Edinburgh. And the first planet I saw was Venus. Not as a flat disc, but a tiny world in full 3-D. Perfect. A pearl in the heavens.
Monday, October 31, 2011
By Jupiter!
I know you're there, folks - and once I've broken through Google's infinite access loop, I'll acknowledge you better.
Jupiter is amazing now. Here, it's seen by an amateur astronomer in Malta:
And Venus. Europe's Venus Express returned hints of a world once bathed in oceans, with Earth-like plate tectonics. This could have lasted for two billion years. Here's a link.
What I've been doing
Mostly - teaching, (yes, really) and shoving out Green pamphlets.
Have fun!
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