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Tonight I saw the moon, Jupiter, and what I think was Saturn. The moon was low, Jupiter was a little higher, and Saturn was the same height (ascension?) as Jupiter. The moon was in the Northeast, Jupiter was in the east, and Saturn was in the Southeast. Saturn was smaller and not as bright as Jupiter. Through my 8 power compact binocular, if I used my imagination, I think I may have seen Saturn‘s rings.

What did l see? :ugeek:
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Well it certainly sounds like you saw Saturn! Saturn a little higher until about 2230 then Jupiter higher (altitude :)) as they move across the sky together.

You will need a bit more than x8 to see Saturn's rings but you might have seen a bit of a bulge on either side making him appear elliptical.

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Sounds like you saw Saturn's ears :)
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Sounds like Saturn to me, from your description as well.
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Time to get a telescope and yes its probably Saturn any small telescope will show it as a beauty , the most spectacular thing in the night sky
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