3 in the U.S., you can spot this 11th-magnitude moon a mere 18″ southeast of the planet. 24, the day after Saturn reaches a stationary point on its retrograde loop. 4 inferior conjunction to reach western elongation Oct. Fainter Tethys, Dione, and Rhea, all magnitude 10, change relative locations from night to night. You’ll find it north of Saturn the mornings of Oct. Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, shines at magnitude 8.5 - an easy target for small telescopes. Their apparent tilt to our line of sight is 15°, with their northern face sunlit. The rings span 40″ across their long axis, an overwhelming sight. As Earth pulls away from Saturn after August’s opposition, the disk shrinks by about 3 percent this month. The disk spans 18″, with its polar diameter a smaller 16″. No one ever forgets their first view of this magnificent planet. Saturn is elegant when viewed through a telescope at low magnification - set in a wealth of black sky, it resolves into a beautiful disk surrounded by its ring system. You’ll find Saturn a pleasant 30° high in the southern sky during the first few hours of darkness. The ringed planet glows at magnitude 0.5, making it the brightest feature of Capricornus except when the Moon is around on Oct. in early October, and shortly before 1 A.M. It’s visible at nightfall and doesn’t set until nearly 3 A.M. Swing your telescope to eastern Capricornus for a fine view of Saturn each evening this month.
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