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    THE PLANETS

    Jul 14, 2022 3 minutes

    PICK OF THE MONTH

    Saturn

    Best time to see: 14 August, 00:00 UT

    Altitude: 22° (low)

    Location: Capricornus

    Direction: South

    Features: Rings, banded atmosphere, weather systems

    Recommended equipment: 75mm or larger

    Saturn reaches opposition on 14 August, a time so-named because the planet is in the opposite part of the sky to the Sun. A view of Saturn in the week running up to opposition will show the rings getting brighter. In the week after

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