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05-14-2014, 12:54 AM
Tonight You Can See Saturn Next to the Moon
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On the evening of May 13, as the moon (just one night from full phase) rises in the east-southeast sky, it will be accompanied by a very bright yellowish-white "star" shining off to its lower left. That "star" will be the planet Saturn.
Saturn is currently shining bright (http://www.space.com/25655-close-saturn-planets-and-2-meteor-showers-may-2014-skywatching-video.html) in the night sky, just a few days after reaching opposition — its best display for stargazers — on Saturday May 10. The planet shines at brilliant magnitude of zero on the brightness scale, making it virtually equal to the bright star Arcturus visible high above Saturn.*
There is a distinct difference between Saturn and Arcturus though. While both are roughly of the same brightness (Saturn is just a trifle fainter) Arcturus twinkles and glimmers with an orange hue compared to Saturn which shines with a steady and sedate yellowish-white color Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/05/13/how-to-spot-saturn/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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On the evening of May 13, as the moon (just one night from full phase) rises in the east-southeast sky, it will be accompanied by a very bright yellowish-white "star" shining off to its lower left. That "star" will be the planet Saturn.
Saturn is currently shining bright (http://www.space.com/25655-close-saturn-planets-and-2-meteor-showers-may-2014-skywatching-video.html) in the night sky, just a few days after reaching opposition — its best display for stargazers — on Saturday May 10. The planet shines at brilliant magnitude of zero on the brightness scale, making it virtually equal to the bright star Arcturus visible high above Saturn.*
There is a distinct difference between Saturn and Arcturus though. While both are roughly of the same brightness (Saturn is just a trifle fainter) Arcturus twinkles and glimmers with an orange hue compared to Saturn which shines with a steady and sedate yellowish-white color Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/05/13/how-to-spot-saturn/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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