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hemisphere, while the other portions of the planet will be hid- 
den by the interposition of the rings. Those who are near the 
interior edge of the interior ring are only 30,000 miles from the 
body of the planet. | Consequently all the varieties of water, 
hill and dale will be distinctly visible, very much more so than 
the moon is to us, the distance being very much less. Those 
near the outer edge of the exterior ring are about 60,000 miles 
distant from the planet, which will consequently appear to them 
four times less in size than to those on the side of the inner 
ring, but being only 18,000 miles from the first satellite at thé 
time of its opposition to Saturn, that satellite will present an 
object more than 350 times larger than our moon to us, which 
will rapidly assume different phases, and will be continually 
varying in its its apparent magnitude, and at its greatest dis- 
tance beyond the opposite side of the rings it will appear at 
least 170 times less than when at the nearest point of its orbit, 
and all the intermediate varieties of magnitude and appearance 
will be accomplished within less than two days, so that this 
satellite will be continually changing its apparent size from an 
object two or three times the apparent bulk of our moon to one 
350 times greater. Just imagine our moon gradually enlarg- 
ing in appearance from its present size at full moon to 350 
times larger in the short space of two days, and you may 
imagine the glory and grandeur it would convey to our senses 
iti the great variety of its light and shade. 
If lovers are accused of admiring the soft silver light of 
our beautiful moon at the full, which time is usually held to be 
most favorable for “popping the question” and answering the 
same, with what rapture they would hail the increased glory 
and magnificence of the moonlight on. Saturn. 
The same may be affirmed in respect to the other seven 
satellites, with this exception, that they will appear of a smaller 
magnitude, and the periodical times of their phases and the 
changes in apparent magnitude will be different. 
There will be again another object to diversify the firma- 
ment of those who are on one if the sides of the rings is the 
opposite portions of the rings themselves. These will appear 
