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Semi-major axis

The source for the orbital characteristics (https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/saturnfact.html) gives two different values for the semi-major axis of the orbit of Saturn: 9.582 AU and 9.53707032 AU. Which value should be used? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.99.12.251 (talk) 21:22, 14 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Both are likely valid within their respective margin of error. Another authoritative source is Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac (2013), but that doesn't appear to be available online. Allen's Astrophysical Quantities lists that entry as 9.53707032 AU, so I'd go with the latter value. Praemonitus (talk) 03:20, 9 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Saturn during Opposition

Mie scattering, light scattering from solids, is narrow angled, typically about 5 degrees. Rayleigh light scattering from gases is wide-angled. Therefore, the enhanced back-sunlight scattering during opposition, the opposition effect (or the opposition surge), is more prominent in the solid icy rings than in the gaseous planet's surface. Urila (talk) 09:45, 21 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

See: https://www.planetary.org/space-images/opposition-surge-of-saturns-rings Urila (talk) 16:40, 21 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

WP:URFA/2020

Looking at this article for WP:URFA/2020 and also for a potential TFA on 2020-12-21:

Have the two items above been resolved?
There are MOS:SANDWICH and image layout problems everywhere. If knowledgeable editors will delete those that are least useful (decorative), I am willing to go through and improve the layout. There are considerable images here that are not aiding our understanding of the topic; by reducing those, we can get a better layout on the ones that stay.
There are considerable duplicate links. See WP:OVERLINK, but some may be deemed necessary and retained (editor discretion). Installing this script will add an item to your toolbox that shows duplicate links in red: User:Evad37/duplinks-alt
There is some sporadic, uncited text. Samples in the "Voyager flybys" section. The entire article should be scanned for uncited or outdated text.
Updates? For example, In April 2014, NASA scientists reported the possible beginning of a new moon within the A Ring, which was imaged by Cassini on 15 April 2013.[114]

This is overall in better shape than Jupiter. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 19:27, 8 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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