Planet Jupiter

Today in Astronomy History
courtesy of astroplanet.info

February 5, 1843
The Great March Comet of 1843 is first observed by Encke.

February 5, 1924
The Royal Greenwich Observatory begins transmitting hourly time signals.

February 5, 1971
Apollo 14 lands on the Moon.

Welcome to Planet Jupiter
A website about the planet Jupiter

Jupiter and its moons is one of the most interesting planetary views in the sky. Jupiter is a gas giant which is easily visable to binoculars or telescopic viewing. The Moons of Jupiter were first reported by Galileo Galilei with his telescope in 1610. Jupiter is named after the Roman king of the gods, Jupiter (Zeus).