Comments on: Saturn gets edgy

By: MB

MB — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:33:41 +0000

I’ve had my telescope for about a week now, and I haven’t been able to find Saturn yet. I follow the star charts that I download, but I can’t seem to find it. I’ve had no problems with Venus and Jupiter, but pesky Saturn keeps on hiding from me.

By: Sili

Sili — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:40:12 +0000

Speaking of vagaries, what kind of physics makes the rings that thin? To channel my inner six-year-old: “Why?”

By: thomasfortenberry.net » Blog Archive » Saturn Gets Edgy

thomasfortenberry.net » Blog Archive » Saturn Gets Edgy — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 23:27:41 +0000

[...] Saturn Gets Edgy So you got a telescope for Christmas/Hanukkah/Newtonmass/whatever… or you’ve had one for awhile. Either way, you get a treat this week. Or a lack of one. Saturn’s rings are going away. [...]

By: Matthew Ota

Matthew Ota — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:12:48 +0000

It is interesting that we are seeing Saturn’s rings edge on this year, while the Cassini spacecraft is in a high inclination orbit around Saturn at this time.

By: kuhnigget

kuhnigget — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 15:06:50 +0000

@ Ivan:

4. Crank, one step removed from. See nutter.

By: Bein'Silly

Bein'Silly — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 14:01:03 +0000

@ NorthGuy’s

“Will I be able to see the rings if I stoop down or stand on my tippy toes?”

Uh, I’ll assume you’re bein’ as silly as I am but the answer is _no_ sorry you can’t.

What you need to see them nice and big again is a time machine … Future or past? It don’t matta as long as it ain’t anotha ring-lane crossin’ .. What %-age of the time is that? Dunno but not often!

By: Asimov-Fan

Asimov-Fan — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 13:53:10 +0000

Make that :

& sorry Phil but he even preceded you with including astronomical natural hazards in his book : …

Plus there’s a lot more ones on astronomy and science more broadly that Asimov wrote too – those are just my personal seven faves!