On Tuesday evening, September 26, look at the Moon at nightfall, around 8:00 PM. A star dangles just below it. This is the planet Saturn.
It’s not often that Saturn is so easy to identify. It’s not dazzling like Venus or even Jupiter. It’s not a colorful like Mars. It looks no different from lots of other stars even though it’s rather bright. But there’s no mistaking it Tuesday evening. There it sits, directly below the Moon.
Of course, Saturn’s in the news these days since the Cassini... more
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