NEWS:Saturn coming closer to earth today

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Saturn coming closer to earth today

Indore, Jan. 27 (UNI): Night-gazers will get a delightful experience today when planet Saturn will be closest to Earth and will appear biggest and brightest, a space scientist has said.

Indore-based Maharaja Ranjit Singh College Director, Ram S Shrivastava, said Saturn - which normally is at a distance of 945 million miles from Earth - will be at a minimum distance of 755 million miles tonight.

Saturn will rise after sunset on eastern horizon and will set on west at sunrise. The planet's sight will be very attractive during midnight.

The planet's famous rings can be viewed through a small telescope, he said.

Saturn is visible in the Gemini Constellation (Mithun rashi). Just above the planet, there are two famous stars of Gemini, Castor and Pollux.

Dr Shrivastava said the planet's view from earth is of special interest because of its visibility with maximum broadness of 1,76,000 miles from edge to edge. The planet is 75,000 miles wide - second largest after Jupiter.