To: SunkenCiv
The rings of Uranus are oriented edge-on to Earth in 2007 for the first time since their 1977 discovery. This provides a rare opportunity to observe their dark (unlit) side ...Not to be too dense, but if the rings are edge-on, how is either side visible?
12 posted on
08/28/2007 11:27:21 AM PDT by
Brujo
(Quod volunt, credunt.)
To: Brujo
Hey, anything is possible on a gov’t grant. ;’) Sorry, I had to put that one in before the torches-and-pitchforks crowd gets in.
14 posted on
08/28/2007 11:31:32 AM PDT by
SunkenCiv
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