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white. Or try to tell which object is twinkling more. That'll be the star. Best of all, try looking at Saturn with a telescope, if you have one. Even a backyard telescope enables you to view Saturn's glorious rings.
• At present, Saturn's rings are inclined our way at a little more than 12o from edge-on, near their minimal inclination for the year. However, the rings will begin to open up more widely, start

ing in late July and early August. By the end of this year, the tilt of the rings will have increased to nearly 19o.
• That's this Thursday night, June 28, 2012: The star Spica and the planet Saturn near the waxing gibbous moon. They are near the moon on June 27, too.
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