Saturn at opposition with Earth tonight

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11 years 3 days ago - 11 years 3 days ago #105024 by
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For those interested in such things, bust out your telescopes (I will be); Saturn is as close to Earth as it's going to get in 2013 tonight.

Happy sky watching!

http://earthsky.org/tonight/saturn-closest-and-brightest-april-28#.UX3CS31lDMI
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11 years 3 days ago #105026 by Proteus
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indeed :)

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10 years 11 months ago #105480 by Alexandre Orion
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Why get out a telescope when one can see it from a mountain top ?

I'm far-sighted remember ... ;)

(the other evening, we didn't have a telescope, but I was explaining the proximity thing to others here and pointing to that little spot of light near to the constellation of Virgo)
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