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Astronomer Edward Barnard discovered Amalthea, the fifth satellite of Jupiter, using an eyepiece that yielded 520x on the 36-inch Lick Observatory refractor. Barnard observed asteroid Juno at 1,430x and 1,700x to make disk measurements between 0.2" and 0.26"


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