26 March 2015 5:00 AM After retiring to Bed around Midnight, I awoke before the Period of Second Sleep, and went out, this time in Garden adjacent to my Domicile, and Observed Saturn with the Telescop of Jason. Where Sr. Galileo had noted “Ears” on the Sides of that Planet, I observed them to be more Pointed, as triangles affixed to the sides of a Circle. I have Indicated their Appearance in my Drawings.

THE MILKY WAY

Although Not Included in the Original List of the Galileic Observations, the Nature ofMilky Way was clearly one of his more Important Insights. I turned the Telescop to the Milky Way in the area of Cygnus, and was Greeted by an Astonishing Splendor of a Myriad of Stars, Uncountable even in a Single Field of the Eyelens, a Spectacle giving Glory to God by Displaying a Mighty Testament to the Magnificence of his Creation.

Note: My Observations appeal to Confirm all the Claims of Sr. Galileo. As so many of them Contradict the Known Teaching of the Ancients and the Holy Church it leaves one in and Exceptional Quandry. Were they to be Widely Accepted, they call into Question the Wisdom of the Ancients from Aristotle to Ptolemy. If they, and THE CHURCH have erred in These Matters, in What Else could they have Erred? Should this Approach become Established among the Masses of the People, the Entire Order of Society would be Threatened. I suggest that we Abandon these Pursuits immediately, as Nothing Good will come of them.

See notes for Jupiter.

With the Aid of an Ephemeris, I was able to Determine that the Medician Star to the West was Ganymede. Being Brighter than the others, that may have been why it was the Only one Visible in the Pollution of Light that was Present.

The Subordinate Stars on the East Side of the Planet from Jupiter outward were Io, Europa and Callisto.

The Planet was directly at the Meridian, and High in the Sky, necessitating a Most Awkard Posture when viewing, exacerbating all the Infirmities of Olde Age which Divine Providence has granted me. I was able, however to Identify one of the Subordinate Stars described by Sr. Galileo, directly to the West of the planet, which was Clearly Visible as a Round Disc, distinct from the Fixed Stars. Whether due to the Inconvenient Positioning, or the Lightening of the Sky due to the Profusion of Electrical Lanterns in the Adjacent Town, I was unable to Locate the Remaining Subordinate Stars with this Instrument. Hence I resorted to the Observatory’s 14 inch Telescop of the Design of Schmidt and Cassegrain, and of the Manufacture of Celestron, with a 55 mm Plossl eyepiece. Now I could Clearly See the four Subordinate Stars of Jupiter, one on the West Side as Noted Above, and three on the East Side all in Perfect Alignment, lie a String of Jewels. This was the First Sign to me of the Maker’s Perfect Work in the Heavens. Again, it would take Several more Observations to Confirm Sr. Galileo’s contention that They Move as if Circling the Planet. However, this Observation does Confirm their Existence.

In addition to the Subordinate Stars, I could see with the Observatory’s Instrument, a few bands across the Surface of Jupiter. This View, along with Several Others, convince me that Sr. Galileo would have given one of his Limbs and one of his Testicles to have Such a View as this!

See notes for Jupiter.

With the Aid of an Ephemeris, I was able to Determine that the Medician Star to the West was Ganymede. Being Brighter than the others, that may have been why it was the Only one Visible in the Pollution of Light that was Present.

The Subordinate Stars on the East Side of the Planet from Jupiter outward were Io, Europa and Callisto.

See notes for Jupiter.

With the Aid of an Ephemeris, I was able to Determine that the Medician Star to the West was Ganymede. Being Brighter than the others, that may have been why it was the Only one Visible in the Pollution of Light that was Present.

The Subordinate Stars on the East Side of the Planet from Jupiter outward were Io, Europa and Callisto.