Presentation 1 : Poster
The mutual phenomena of the Galilean satellites of Jupiter: easy learning and scientific research together
V. Lainey and J.E. Arlot
The mutual phenomena of the Galilean satellites occur every six years.
Their observation is very easy since the Galilean satellites are very
bright and the observation allows to learn what is done at the
present time in the field of the scientific research concerning the
Galilean satellites. More, observations made using small telescopes
available for amateur astronomers in high schools, will be
fully usable by scientific researchers to get new information
on the dynamics of the Galilean satellites.
This paper will explain how teachers and their pupils may
participate to an international campaign of observation organized by
professional astronomers worldwide.