After the sun sets tonight, go outside and look south. You'll see Saturn, the gibbous Moon, and first-magnitude star Regulus gathered together in the form of a scalene triangle: sky map.
With the bright Moon to guide your attention, Saturn is easy to find.
Got a telescope? Point it at Saturn and behold the planet's rings before they vanish.
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QUOTE (Owlscrying @ Apr 14 2008, 08:46 PM) 
After the sun sets tonight, go outside and look south. You'll see Saturn, the gibbous Moon, and first-magnitude star Regulus gathered together in the form of a scalene triangle: sky map.
With the bright Moon to guide your attention, Saturn is easy to find.
Got a telescope? Point it at Saturn and behold the planet's rings before they vanish.
go
With the bright Moon to guide your attention, Saturn is easy to find.
Got a telescope? Point it at Saturn and behold the planet's rings before they vanish.
go
She's an awesome sight...and Mars off to the West isn't too shabby either!
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