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Saturn Trigonometry
This presentation will take you
through how trigonometry is used
to calculate the angle at which
Saturn is tilted in each of the
images.
Apparent height
(opposite)
Saturn Trigonometry
The rings
θ  sin
sinθ 
opposite
hypotenuse
cosθ 
adjacent
hypotenuse
Hubble
1

opposite
hypotenuse
tanθ 

opposite
adjacent