Saturn - The Ring Planet

Today in Astronomy History
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March 13, 1781
British astronomer, William Herschel, discovers the planet Uranus.

March 13, 1855
U.S. astronomer, Percival Lowell, predicts the discovery of Pluto

March 13, 1969
Apollo 9 returns safely to Earth.

March 13, 1980
Brad Smith, Harold Reitsema, Steven Larson and John Fountain discovers the Saturnian moon, Calypso.

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March 13, 2010
Neptune rises less than 3° of waning, crescent Moon

Welcome to The Ring Planet
A website about the planet Saturn

Saturn is named after the Roman god Saturn (father of Zeus). Saturn is one of the most magnificient planetary views in the sky. Saturn is a gas giant with a ring of moonlettes which is easily visable to binoculars or telescopic viewing. The Rings of Saturn were first observed by Galileo Galilei with his telescope in 1610.