Happy 462nd Birthday Galileo! | February 9 - February 15
Season 49 Episode 6 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers STGZ551 February 9-15, 2026 “Happy 462nd Birthday Galileo!”
Star Gazers STGZ551 February 9-15, 2026 “Happy 462nd Birthday Galileo!”
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Happy 462nd Birthday Galileo! | February 9 - February 15
Season 49 Episode 6 | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Star Gazers STGZ551 February 9-15, 2026 “Happy 462nd Birthday Galileo!”
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462 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK GALILEO GALILEI WA.. GALILEO WAS AN ITALIAN ASTRONOMER# FAMOUS FOR SPOTTING CRATERS ON THE MOON, PHASES OF VENUS, STARS OF# THE MILKY WAY AND OF COURSE, JUPITER’S FOUR LARGEST MOONS: IO,# GANYMEDE, EUROPA AND CALLISTO.
WANNA PLAY GALILEO?
OF COURSE YOU DO.
GRAB BINOCULARS AND A TRIPOD AND HIT THE# DARKNESS ANYTIME THIS WEEK AT EIGHT PM TO FIND JUPITER HIGH IN THE EASTERN SKY.# SURROUNDING IT IS PROCYON IN CANIS MINOR, POLLUX AND CASTOR IN GEMINI, AND WAY OVER THERE# IS CAPELLA IN AURIGA AND BETELGEUSE IN ORION.
POINT YOUR BINOCULARS AT JUPITER.
IF# THEY’RE POWERFUL ENOUGH YOU SHOULD SEE A SPREAD OF DOTS AROUND THE PLANET.# THOSE ARE THE FOUR GALILEAN MOONS!
NEXT LOOK FOR THE MOON JUST BEFORE# SUNRISE.
SEE HOW THE EDGE OF THE SHADOW IS RAGGED?
THAT TOLD GALILEO THERE MUST# BE MOUNTAINS AND CRATERS ON THE MOON.
AMAZING.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, OLD FRIEND.
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