Use the Starry Night Enthusiast \({ }^{\text {TM }}\) program to examine the satellites of Saturn. Open the Favourites pane and select Solar System \(>\) Saturn. Remove the astronaut's feet from this view by clicking on View \(>\) Feet. In this view you can rotate Saturn by placing the mouse cursor over the image of the planet, holding down the mouse button, and moving the mouse (on a two-button mouse, hold down the left mouse button). Use this technique to rotate Saturn so that you are viewing the rings edge-on. Then use the elevation controls in the toolbar (the buttons to the left of the Home button) to move closer to and further away from Saturn. This allows you to identify the satellites of Saturn, since they will appear to move whereas the distant stars will remain stationary as you move with respect to the planet. Alternately, you can reduce the confusion in identifying these moons by clicking on View \(>\) Stars \(>\) Stars to remove the stars from the view. You should be able to see at least eight satellites. Which satellites are these? (Move the mouse to center the cursor on a satellite and its name will appear. If you cannot see all eight, try moving further from Saturn (increase the viewing location elevation with the elevation button showing the Up arrowhead). (b) The plane of Saturn's rings is the same as the plane of Saturn's equator. Which satellites appear to be the farthest from this plane?

Step by step solution

01

Open Starry Night Enthusiast

First, open the Starry Night Enthusiast TM program on your computer.

02

Select Saturn

Next, open the Favourites pane (usually located on the left side of the screen) and select the Solar System option and then Saturn.

03

Adjust View

Follow the exercise instructions to remove the astronaut's feet view by clicking on View > Feet. You can rotate Saturn to view the rings edge-on by placing the mouse cursor over the image of the planet, holding down the mouse button, and moving the mouse.

04

Observe Saturn's Satellites

Use the elevation controls (the buttons to the left of the Home button) to move closer to and further away from Saturn. This will allow you to identify the satellites of Saturn, which will appear to move, while the distant stars will remain stationary.

05

Remove Stars from View

If the stars confuse your view, remove them by clicking on View > Stars > Stars.

06

Identify the Satellites

You should be able to see at least eight satellites. To see the name of a satellite, center the mouse cursor on it. If you can't see all eight satellites, try moving further from Saturn using the elevation control button with the 'Up' arrow symbol.

07

Find Satellites Farthest from Saturn's Plane

The plane of Saturn's rings is same as the plane of Saturn's equator. To answer which satellites appear to be the farthest from this plane, repeat Step 6, but this time pay attention to the satellites that seem to be most distant from the plane of the rings.

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