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by PharAstro
Sun Jul 07, 2019 1:59 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Crescent Saturn (2019 Jul 07)
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Re: APOD: Crescent Saturn (2019 Jul 07)

Pardon me if these are stupid questions. 1) The shadow on the rings seems too skinny and inconsistent with the very long, conical shadow (almost cylindrical, I guess) that would have it's base at the day/night terminator. Can someone explain? 2) From the shadow of the rings on the planet, it would a...