Starwatch: approach of Saturn offers a summer bonus
by Stuart Clark from Science | The Guardian on (#4JP9X)
This week the planet is in opposition - its closest to Earth all year
Looking south during a summer nighttime is always a treat where the sky is concerned and this week there is a bonus.
Saturn is almost due south at midnight, meaning it is at its closest point to the Earth all year. It is nestled in the eastern corner of Sagittarius, the archer, just above and behind the Teapot asterism, which constitutes the body of Sagittarius.
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