Planet Saturn Closest In 30 Years

maliabu writes "Saturn will be coming to opposition (opposite the Sun in relation to Earth) on New Year's Eve. More details here. And of course a dedicated website Celestron Saturn Opposition 2003 too."

Re:Galileo

[Stargoat]

"Even geniuses and famous discoverers make mistakes."

Not much of a mistake though, considering. Remember the crude instruments he was working with. And the intellectual confines.

It's a wonder that he did so much.

Re:Galileo

[barakn]

Since when is it a mistake to describe what you see using language an audience would understand? He saw three bright points, and he described them as three bright stars. If that was a mistake, then astronomers can do nothing besides make mistakes, because eventually someone will come along with a better optical instrument, see more detail, and describe the thing with new language.