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by anabaptiston
Sat Sep 05, 2009 11:13 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: 6 Years of Saturn (2009 September 4)
Replies: 36
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Re: 6 Years of Saturn (2009 September 4)

Thanks, neufer, for the wikipedia entry, but it's irrelevant. I asked if the dots were moons, and if so, could they be identified. I didn't ask how many moons Saturn had, or whether Rhea might have rings of its own. So the question still stands. (To sort of answer my own question, presumably the dot...
by anabaptiston
Fri Sep 04, 2009 11:37 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: 6 Years of Saturn (2009 September 4)
Replies: 36
Views: 4997

Six years of Saturn (Sept 4)

The topmost (2009) image shows a small dot to the right of Saturn, in the ring plane. The next (2008) image also shows a dot to Saturn's right, but apparently below the ring plane. Are these Saturnian moons, artifacts, or coincidental background objects? If they're moons, does anyone know which ones?