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Oooh, framed! There’s fancy!
It’s amazing they were able to get it to hold still long enough to take the picture.
djm
Saturn in Rear View:

The rings are much smaller than I thought they would be. Is that because Saturn is closer than it appears or further away than it appears?
Denny: Thanks for that picture, but there’s just something about going out on a clear night with a telescope, freezing your buns off, and seeing the wind make the images in your scope boil like an overheated tea kettle, just to see it for yourself.
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dwest:
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Neither. It’s because Saturn is approaching at a high velocity. Doppler shift causes the rings to appear compressed. Once it’s gone past, the rings will appear to expand.
I’m with Brassblower on this one.

