24 May 2015

Space for the day



Dan Kedmey has a Time article about Saturn:
Saturn will come closer to Earth this weekend than at any other time of the year, giving us earthbound creatures an incomparable view of its rings. For a closer look, “community observatory” Slooh trained Internet-connected telescopes on the planet during peak viewing hours. The images are shown in the video above, which includes expert commentary from Slooh astronomer Will Gater and Cornell University planetary scientist Dr. Jonathan Lunine.
Rico says that Galileo would've liked to have this technology...

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