August 14, 2022 NARIT page National Astronomical Research Institute posted a message saying August 15, 2022 Saturn near Earth 2022 will orbit in a position opposite the sun The Sun, Earth and Saturn line up in the same straight line. There is a world in the middle As a result, Saturn is in the closest position to Earth in the year. It is about 1,325 million kilometers from Earth when the sun goes down. Bright Saturn will appear in the southeast. Observable with the naked eye all night until dawn. If the sky is clear without rain, you can see all regions around Thailand.
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- If you look at Saturn through a telescope with a diameter of 4 inches
- or having a magnification of 50 times or more
- You will see a ring A
- Each ring B is clearly separated.
- with a Cassini divider in the middle between the two rings.
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