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Thread #54827   Message #850418
Posted By: TIA
19-Dec-02 - 11:54 AM
Thread Name: BS: what IS that star rising in the east???
Subject: RE: BS: what IS that star rising in the east???
It is almost certainly Saturn. Not only is it closer than any of us or our children will ever see again, it is tilted so that its rings are perpendicular to our line of sight -- making it appear huge to the naked eye. The individual rings are even visible with a respectable pair of binoculars, so please do get out there and freeze your Canadian butts off lookin'.