Peck, William G. (William Guy), 1820-1892 · New York, Chicago, A. S. Barnes & company · leaf 263
his position 258 ASTRONOMY. the minor axis becomes nearly, but not quite, one-half asgreat as the major axis. In this position the northern faceof the ring and also the northern hemisphere of the planetare seen to best advantage. This phase is seen in Fig. 95.As the ring moves on toward N, the… … Fig. 96. Phases of Saturns Ring. After the planet has passed W the ring is again seen asan elongated ellipse, which grows broader continually till itcomes to 0, 270° from N. At this point the phase is simi-lar to that at D, except that we now have the best view ofthe southern face of the ring and…
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