I WRITE to call the attention of observers to the present appearance of the inner dusky ring of Saturn. Although the ring is not very open, only permitting that portion near the ends to be seen on ...
When a celestial body, such as a moon, planet or an asteroid passes in front of another celestial body, blocking its view, we call that an occultation. The word is derived from the Latin occultäre, to ...
l.-SATURN AND ITS RINGS, AS DRAWN IN 1894 BY LEO BRENNER, DIRECTOR OF THE MANORA OBSERVATORY AT LUSSINPICCOLO. 1. Encke's line. 2. Casf.lini's division. 3. The gauze or crape ring. correctly as ...
The Cassini orbiter, a collaborative mission by NASA, ESA, and ASI, provided us with a stunning legacy of Saturn and its intricate system of rings and moons.
The eight planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Mercury is closest to the Sun. Neptune is the farthest. Jupiter: This planet has a faint ring system composed ...