Naked eye one knows the exact position in which to look. Historically, the zenith of naked-eye astronomy was the work of Tycho Brahe (1546–1601). He built an extensive observatory to make precise measurements of the heavens without any instruments for magnification. In 1610, Galileo Galilei pointed a telescope towards the sky. He immediately discovered the moons of Jupiter and the phases of Venus, among other things. Meteor showers are better observed by naked eye than with binoculars. Such showers include the Perseids (10–12 August) and the December Geminids. Some 100 satellites per night, the International Space Station and the Milky Way are
Timeline of the 2011–12 Saudi Arabian protests (May–December 2011) and thirty women among the Riyadh protestors were arrested. Most were released by 28 December. During protests in Qatif on 30 December calling for freedom and equality and for the release of political activists from prison, police snipers on rooftops fired guns at protestors. At least three protestors were injured. Similar protests were held in other towns and villages in the Qatif province. Timeline of the 2011–12 Saudi Arabian protests (May–December 2011) The following is a timeline of the 2011–2012 Saudi Arabian protests from May to December 2011. The 2011–2012 Saudi Arabian protests are a series of ongoing protests taking