Saturn - The Ring Planet

Today in Astronomy History
courtesy of astroplanet.info

February 5, 1843
The Great March Comet of 1843 is first observed by Encke.

February 5, 1924
The Royal Greenwich Observatory begins transmitting hourly time signals.

February 5, 1971
Apollo 14 lands on the 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.