[Lvas] Hard Science

[roger ivester]

David,

 

Thank you for the information as I was unaware of this event.

 

Roger Ivester



 
> Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:50:19 -0800
> To: bunnynua at yahoo.com; lvas at lvlug.org
> From: Yahoo at awit.com
> Subject: Re: [Lvas] Hard Science
> 
> At 11:40 AM 2/19/2009, you wrote:
> >David,
> >
> >Totally awesome, can't wait!
> >Is this another "once" in a life time?
> 
> 
> I don't know, really. Obviously, it only happens twice in a Saturn 
> orbit (every 15 years), when the plane of the moon orbits (same as 
> the rings) goes edge on. Then you have to get a bunch of the moons 
> together at one time. Jupiter's moons get together like this more 
> often (every 6 years), but you don't often get more than one 
> transit/shadow at a time.
> 
> -- David 
> 
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