“The first time I saw Jupiter with binoculars strong enough to see the moons...it took my breath away for a second...Made me realize how far away it was...”
It was even a much bigger deal when Galileo pointed his first telescope at Jupiter and saw the moons. For the first time in human history, man discovered that we were NOT the Center of the Universe (except for maybe Hillary), and, instead, that planet far away had it’s own little community.
Wow!!!!!! My wife got me some stabilized binoculars last year for my birthday, and this was the first time I saw Jupiter like this! I could see the moons clear as day (three of them) and I swear I was on the cusp of seeing the bands on Jupiter!
Wow!