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New Jovian moons discovered 10:29 - Jul 18 with 1055 views

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/jul/17/astronomers-discover-12-new-moon

Very cool although there are likely far more than what we currently recognise given the small size of some of these. It's actually very easy to spot the Galilean moons with a smallish (5 inch) telescope even with a lot of light pollution and good fun if you're a bore like me.

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New Jovian moons discovered on 20:43 - Jul 18 with 961 views

BrixtonBlue

Well I found it interesting, cheers Stokers.

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New Jovian moons discovered on 22:12 - Jul 18 with 938 views

tractorian

Circulated your post to our U3A Astronomy Group. Also been reported by Astronomy Now. It will be mentioned at our September meeting. Being just up the road from the old BAC Guided Weapons, we have two or three members who worked on Giotto.

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New Jovian moons discovered on 23:00 - Jul 18 with 912 views

NoCanariesAllowed

I've seen the Galilean moons just with a large pair of binoculars, actually. Fun to see the arrangement change each time you look at it, almost like observing another little solar system of its own.

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