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casperchen82

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Saturn's rings are edge-on and vanish when it is at:
 
  A) opposition.
  B) conjunction with the Sun.
  C) greatest elongation.
  D) equinox.
  E) solstice.

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Saturn's rings are widest open, doubling the planet's brightness, when it is at:
 
  A) opposition.
  B) quadrature.
  C) greatest elongation.
  D) equinox.
  E) solstice.


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Andromeda18

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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

E


casperchen82

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Reply 2 on: Jul 27, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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