Crash Course Astronomy: Jupiter

If you go outside after sunset and look to the southwest right now, you'll see Venus low in the sky. And above it, not too far away, is another bright object: Jupiter, the mightiest planet in the solar system. It's very pretty, but if you look with binoculars you'll see it has moons. And with a small telescope you'll see it's a world: The disk of the planet becomes apparent, and you can even see some of the banded clouds circling it. It's a huge, complex, and completely fascinating place. So che...