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willcoverting
27-07-2011, 08:43 PM
Are there any websites (or pictures from you fine folks) that show Saturn from ~now to a month ago versus 6, 12 and 18 months ago?

That would be great, I've heard that Saturn has recently "tilted" and is now on a fair degree of an angle and visible as such. Can anyone provide proof of this to me?

Thank you in advance.

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Robh
27-07-2011, 09:17 PM
Your time scale is too short.
Have a look here ...
http://www.nakedeyeplanets.com/saturn-orbit.htm

There is also a link to NASA's JPL Solar System Simulator.
http://space.jpl.nasa.gov/
Choose Saturn as seen from the Earth and the body to take up 30% of the image width.
Then enter a date.

Regards, Rob

ian musgrave
04-08-2011, 08:07 PM
No, Saturn hasn't tilted, the people spreading this rumour didn't realise that telescopes invert images. See http://astroblogger.blogspot.com/2011/08/did-eleninnibiru-tilt-saturn-or-how-do.html
(http://astroblogger.blogspot.com/2011/08/did-eleninnibiru-tilt-saturn-or-how-do.html)
Cheers! Ian