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			<div class="article-sectionhead">Observe Jupiter</div>
			<div class="article-sectiontext">Next to the Sun and Moon, the celestial object with the greatest detail is Jupiter. Even small telescopes will show Jupiter's four largest satellites. They appear as bright stars on either side of Jupiter and are generally