Spectacular Saturn comes to opposition on August 14th to the stridulations of summer crickets and katydids. Shining at magnitude +0.3 and presenting rings spanning 42", the planet sits in eastern Capricornus. With the Sun setting earlier each evening and generally favorable late-summer weather, there's no better time for some public astronomy. If you own a telescope, I encourage you to share Saturn with everyone you can. More than a few lifelong skywatchers got their first spark of interest from a telescopic view of the ringed wonder.
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