Saturn at Opposition: See the Ringed Planet at Its Best This Friday

At present, Saturn is located in the constellation Ophiuchus, the zodiac constellation that astrologers generally overlook. Unfortunately, these aren't visible to the naked eye, nor when viewing with binoculars. You need a telescope  magnifying at least 25 times to see that Saturn is oval-shaped rather than circular, and a magnification of at least 100 times to see the rings in detail. Unlike Jupiter's four large moons and many small ones, Saturn's moons are more varied in si