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Huge ring discovered around Saturn
Last post 10-11-2009 08:53 AM by TeleNoob. 3 replies.
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  • 10-07-2009 05:20 PM

    • ajohnson
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    Huge ring discovered around Saturn

    Go figure, right? But this ring is 300x Saturn's diameter.

    http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/10/07/space.saturn.ring/index.html

     

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  • 10-08-2009 06:19 PM In reply to

    • goon
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    Re: Huge ring discovered around Saturn

     That's just the edge of the eyepiece.

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  • 10-11-2009 05:01 AM In reply to

    Re: Huge ring discovered around Saturn

     The huge ring of the Saturn is much bigger than the Saturn itself. If you can see the huge ring, maybe you can't see the Saturn clearly, it may only a small point.

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  • 10-11-2009 08:53 AM In reply to

    Re: Huge ring discovered around Saturn

    The ring was imaged by Spitzer at 24 microns. Thats 24,000 nanometers, well beyond the range of most cameras.

     

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