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This article discusses the artifact. For the episode of the same name, see "The Eye of Jupiter."

The mandala of the Eye of Jupiter on the central spire of the Temple of Five.

The Eye of Jupiter was believed to be an artifact contained within The Temple of Five, located on the algae planet, that supposedly will give further clues to the location of Earth. Both the Cylons and the Colonials of the Fleet desire it. The Colonials have the advantage of finding this special Temple and beginning the search for the Eye.

As the sun of the algae planet begins to nova, the truth of the Eye is revealed. It is not within the temple at all, but the dying star itself, which greatly resembles the mandala inside the Temple's central pillar. As the Eye is revealed, the Temple's mechanism channels the nova's light and activates the secret of the Eye.

A Number Three steps into the pillar of light created by the central spire and has a persistent vision of who she believed were the lost five Cylons.

After Galactica escapes the destruction of the solar system by the nova, Lt. Gaeta analyzes the data Tyrol brought back on the temple and the nova. He surmises that the nova was an astrological marker which pointed the way to the remains of another supernova some 13,000 light years away in the Ionian system (Rapture).

Notes

The Eye of Jupiter is also another name for the Great Red Spot on the planet Jupiter, in the Solar system.

A painting of the Eye of Jupiter similar to the sun glyph in the temple can be seen on the wall of Starbuck's apartment in "Valley of Darkness". Helo makes the connection between the painting and the Eye after seeing an image of the temple's mandala.

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 :''This article discusses the artifact. For the episode of the same name, see "[[The Eye of Jupiter]]."''
+[[Image:S3-eyeofjupiter.jpg|right|thumb|The mandala of the Eye of Jupiter on the central spire of the Temple of Five.]]
+The '''Eye of Jupiter''' was believed to be an artifact contained within [[The Temple of Five]], located on the [[algae planet]], that supposedly will give further clues to the location of [[Earth]]. Both the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] and the Colonials of the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] desire it. The Colonials have the advantage of finding this special [[Temple]] and beginning the search for the Eye.
-The '''Eye of Jupiter''' may be an artifact contained within [[The Temple of Five]], located on the [[algae planet]], that supposedly will give further clues to the location of [[Earth]] ([[The Eye of Jupiter]]).  The truth behind the eye is that it is not within the temple at all, the Eye of Jupiter is the dying star the planet orbits around.  When the star goes supernova it is observed by [[Galen Tyrol|Chief Tyrol]] and [[Lee Adama|Major Adama]] to look very much like an eye, like the sun glyph outlined on the floor of the temple and on the central pillar.  After ''Galactica'' escapes the destruction of the solar system by the nova, [[Felix Gaeta|Lt. Gaeta]] analyzes the data Tyrol brought back on the temple and the nova.  He surmises that the nova was an astrological marker which pointed the way to the remains of another supernova some 13,000 lightyears away.  Presumably, that nova is in the vicinity of [[Earth]] ([[Rapture]]).
+As the sun of the algae planet begins to nova, the truth of the Eye is revealed. It is not within the temple at all, but the dying star itself, which greatly resembles the mandala inside the Temple's central pillar. As the Eye is revealed, the Temple's mechanism channels the nova's light and activates the secret of the Eye.
+A [[Number Three]] steps into the pillar of light created by the central spire and has a persistent vision of who she believed were the [[Final Five|lost five Cylons]].
+After ''Galactica'' escapes the destruction of the solar system by the nova, [[Felix Gaeta|Lt. Gaeta]] analyzes the data Tyrol brought back on the temple and the nova.  He surmises that the nova was an astrological marker which pointed the way to the remains of another supernova some 13,000 light years away in the [[Ionian system]] ([[Rapture]]).
 ==Notes==
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 * The Eye of Jupiter is also another name for the [[w:Great_Red_Spot|Great Red Spot]] on the planet Jupiter, in the Solar system.
-* A painting of the Eye of Jupiter similar to the sun glyph in the temple can be seen on the wall of Starbuck's apartment in "[[Valley of Darkness]]".  [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] makes the connection between the painting and the Eye after seeing an image of the temple glyph then remembering the painting he saw on Caprica.
+* A painting of the Eye of Jupiter similar to the sun glyph in the temple can be seen on the wall of Starbuck's apartment in "[[Valley of Darkness]]".  [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] makes the connection between the painting and the Eye after seeing an image of the temple's mandala.