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Saturn can be seen with the naked eye:It is the fifth brightest object in the solar system and is also easily studied through binoculars or a small telescope.Saturn was known to the ancients, including the Babylonians and Far Eastern observers:It is named for the Roman god Saturnus, and was known to the Greeks as Cronus.Saturn is the flattest planet:Its polar diameter is 90% of its equatorial diameter, this is due to its low density and fast rotation. Saturn turns on its axis once every 10 hours and 34 minutes giving it the second-shortest day of any of the solar system’s planets.Saturn orbits the Sun once every 29.4 Earth years:Its slow movement against the backdrop of stars earned it the nickname of “Lubadsagush” from the ancient Assyrians. The name means “oldest of the old”.Saturn’s up…