ASTRONOMY: Saturn will star Sunday evening

By JAN SEARS
The Press-Enterprise 

Saturn will be at its best and brightest on Sunday evening and will be the only planet in the evening sky all month.

The planet will be so bright, viewers won’t necessarily need a telescope to see its rings. A set of binoculars with at least 20-power magnification will be sufficient, said Tyler Nordgren, a physics professor at the University of Redlands.

Saturn takes its starring role in the sky each April, when the planet is in opposition to the sun. That means that as the sun sets in the west, Saturn rises in the east.

To read more and check out where to look to see Saturn go to:

http://www.pe.com/localnews/stories/PE_News_Local_D_saturn01.1fb34cc.html

You can get some information about myths and legends about Saturn, the Roman god, here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_(mythology)