References: Moons of Saturn

• Extensive general information on Saturn and its moons can be found in Bill Arnett's wonderful The Nine Planets web site; see the section on Saturn.

• 11 FAQs about Saturn ( The Astronomy Cafe)

• The moons can be identified using Dan Bruton's excellent SATSAT2 program (available on the AstroLab PCs) or using the current Astronomical Almanac.

• Successful satellite-hunting team finds four new moons in the far reaches of the planet Saturn

• Very accurate positions for Saturn's moons can be found at JPL's HORIZONS System via their Ephemeris Generator. The observatory code for the old Durham observatory is 995.

• NASA/JPL's solar system simulator also provides accurate positions.

• A detailed discussion of motions of the Saturnian satellites can be found in "Orbital Ephemerides of Satellites" by J.R.Rhohde and A Sinclair, (Chapter 6, Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac).

• Kerry Shetline's site www.skyviewcafe.com has the java code for a saturn moons applet.

• Astrolab's Orbital Determination References

• Chapter 7 of "The Handbook of Astronomical Image Processing" by Richard Berry and James Burnell is an excellent introduction to astrometry. This book also contains very good general information about the reduction of CCD data. A copy is available in the AstroLab and in the University's Main Library

• Christian Buil's CCD Astronomy is also another excellent book. A copy is available in the AstroLab and in the University's Main Library

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