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Saturn's rings now nearly edge on

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15 years 4 months ago #75493 by Keith g
Saturn's rings now nearly edge on was created by Keith g
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Hi there, has anybody been looking at Saturn lately?, the rings are now reported to be very thin as we look at them.

They are now 0.8 degrees from being exactly edge on.

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15 years 4 months ago #75506 by dave_lillis
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Hi Keith,
I'm waiting for a clear sky to happen later this week, hopefully then we'll get a chance to see it.
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Carrying around my 20" obsession is going to kill me,
but what a way to go. :)
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15 years 4 months ago #75507 by Keith g
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It's been cloudy here in Cavan too for ages :(

Merry Christmas :)

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