One of the benefits of teaching across such a wide range of grades and subjects in science is I have the opportunity to be a perpetual student.  Over the past three years I have become more educated in areas of seismology, astronomy, botany, zoology, geology, anatomy, genetics and many other topics.  Lately I have been preparing to teach astronomy to the 4th and 5th grade so I have been turning my attention to the skies.  As I take walks at night with my two boys, we attempt to locate constellations.  A friend mentioned that we could see Jupiter in the sky this fall and so our goal each night now is to locate the planet.  If you click on the link below it gives some great information on how to find Jupiter and when it is most visible.  If you have a pair of binoculars or a simple telescope, it is even possible to view Jupiter's moons.  When Jupiter is closest to the Earth it is still 390,682,810 miles away and we can still see it with the naked eye!   So take a walk tonight and see if you can find Jupiter.  Then take a moment to praise the God that created the heavens and the earth.

http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/visible-planets-tonight-ma...