JAMES:
ON TUESDAY, JULY 9TH, SATURN WILL BE AT OPPOSITION!
DEAN:
WHICH MEANS, YOU CAN SEE IT AT THE BIGGEST
AND BRIGHTEST IT WILL BE FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR.
DEAN:
VIEWING OUR SOLAR SYSTEM FROM HIGH ABOVE THE
NORTH POLE OF OUR SUN, WE CAN SEE EARTH'S
ORBIT AND SATURN'S ORBIT.
IT TAKES 1 YEAR FOR EARTH TO MAKE ONE TRIP
AROUND THE SUN.
MEANWHILE IT TAKES SATURN ALMOST 30 YEARS
TO MAKE THAT SAME TRIP.
JAMES:
THIS WEEK, EARTH AND SATURN ARE ON THE SAME
SIDE OF THE SUN AND SINCE THEY'LL BE AT THEIR
CLOSEST TO EACH OTHER, SATURN WILL APPEAR
AT ITS BRIGHTEST.
DEAN:
WE HAVE OUR SKIES SET UP FOR JUST AFTER SUNSET
ANY DAY THIS WEEK, FACING EAST.
SATURN WILL BE EASY TO FIND AMONG THE STARS
OF SAGITTARIUS THE CENTAUR ARCHER.
JAMES:
ZOOM IN WITH A TELESCOPE TO BEHOLD THE BEAUTIFUL
RINGS!
BOTH: KEEP LOOKING UP!