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- 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)
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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...
- 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
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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?