More coverage of the great Jupiter splat

Amateur Astronomers Are All Gazing at Jupiter - NYTimes.com: "In an age of “American Idol,” amateurs in every imaginable discipline seem to expect an eventual moment on the big stage, and Mr. Wesley certainly got his. A 44-year-old computer programmer in the town of Murrumbateman, outside Canberra, Mr. Wesley scooped the university observatories and government satellites when he noticed the black mark around 1 a.m. last Monday, his time, using the 14.5-inch-diameter reflecting telescope installed in his backyard, before retiring for the night to watch cricket and golf on TV, he told reporters."

Comment -- I have not seen the black mark on Jupiter. The planet does not rise until after midnight, and besides, it's been cloudy, cloudy, cloudy. It's one of the worst summers for observing that I can remember.

Besides, I'm not sure I'd be able to see it in my small telescope.