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mahatmakanejeeves

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3. I saw it last night, it and Jupiter.
Tue Jul 9, 2019, 05:46 PM
Jul 2019

The sky was clear last night, after all the rain we had earlier in the day. You don't need binoculars to see either one, but with my binoculars I could see one or two of Jupiter's bigger moons. You will need a telescope to make out Saturn's rings.

I've linked to this before, but that's no reason not to link to it again:

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If Earth had rings like Saturn, the sky would look like this

Space and science fiction illustrator Ron Miller has created magnificent images of how Earth's skies would appear if our planet had giant rings.

By Tim Hornyak | May 22, 2013 6:00 AM PDT



If Earth had rings, Congress would have even more glory to bask in, according to this Ron Miller illustration. Ron Miller

The sunsets would be impossibly beautiful. The evening sky would glitter with a thousand silver arcs. If Earth had rings like Saturn, you'd only have to look up to get a spectacular show.

Veteran astronomy artist Ron Miller has created some stunning views of what our skies would look like if Earth were a ringed planet, and they make me want to launch a Kickstarter campaign to make it happen.
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Earth: if you like it, put a ring on it (pictures) 6 photos

The mean photos of the illustrations, not photos of Earth's rings. I think.
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