Saturn: Crash Course Astronomy #18

Saturn is the crown jewel of the solar system, beautiful and fascinating. It is a gas giant and has a broad set of rings made of ice particles. Moons create gaps in the rings via their gravity. Saturn has dozens of moons, including Titan, which is as big as Mercury and has a thick atmosphere and lakes of methane; and Enceladus which has an undersurface ocean and eruptions of water geysers. While we are still uncertain, it is entirely possible that either or both moons may support life.
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Chapters:
Introduction: Saturn 00:00
Saturn's Atmosphere 1:23
Saturn's Hexagonal Storm 2:02
Saturn's Rings 2:49
Anomalies in Saturn's Rings 4:45
Titan: Saturn's Largest Moon 6:31
Enceladus’s Water Geysers 8:34
Saturn's Other Moons 9:51
Review 11:22
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PHOTOS/VIDEOS
Saturn saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia... [credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute/G. Ugarkovic]
Interiors solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedi... [credit: Lunar and Planetary Institute]
Saturn Ring Plane Crossing www.spacetelescope.org/static/... [credit: Erich Karkoschka (University of Arizona Lunar & Planetary Lab) and NASA/ESA]
Translucent Rings www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/d... [credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute]
Catching its Tail www.ciclops.org/view_media/345... [credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute]
Enter the Vortex www.ciclops.org/view_media/380... [credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute]
The Rose www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cas... [credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute]
Ice www.nasa.gov/images/content/20... [credit: NASA/JPL/University of Colorado]
Saturn’s rings to scale www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astron... [credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute]
Saturn’s Ring Plane en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rings_of... [credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute - Cassini-Huygens/NASA]
Saturn saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia... [credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute/G. Ugarkovic]
Shaping the Drapes (video) ciclops.org/view.php?id=1361&js=1 [credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute]
Peaks en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rings_of... [credit: NASA / Jet Propulsion Lab / Space Science Institute]
Mimas Cassini en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimas_(m... [credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Space Science Institute]
Cassini NAC RGB www.flickr.com/photos/ugordan... [credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute/G. Ugarkovic]
Titan en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titan_(m... [credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute]
Titan’s Nile River www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Imag... [credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASI]
Lakes photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/figu... [credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASI/USGS]
Enceladus www.ciclops.org/view_media/395... [credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute]
Iapetus Ridge en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equatori... [credit: NASA (Cassini probe), Matt McIrvin (image mosaic)]
Hyperion ciclops.org/media/ir/2005/1507... [credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute]
Saturn eclipse mosaic en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rings_of... [credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Space Science Institute]

[@Seraphvonteschen]

I absolutely love it when the teacher is just as passionate about what they are teaching as much as I am.

[@Ilhem333]

+ernesto garcia SAAAME

[@calebbyars]

Is that an equatorial bulge or are you just happy to see me.

[@GreyFang9]

Man, his conclusion made tear up a bit...

[@mybabyfromboca7767]

GreyFang9 oh my goodness me too . im slowly falling in love with astronomy aaaaa dhfgfj

[@solesearched]

Forget KZbin, "Crash Course Astronomy" belongs on TV! It's fantastic.

[@culwin]

solesearched That's why it's not on TV.

[@prqi2910]

People still watch TV?!

[@ElitePi1337]

TʀʏSᴏғᴛGᴀᴍᴇs What is TV? I only know of KZbin and NetFlix

[@prqi2910]

Andre Castro exactly

[@JPQFilms]

Prqi I watch TV!

[@69Solo]

Man the narrator is so awesome. Such energy and perfect clear voice. :-D

[@cuthon3574]

69 Solo I wish I could do that

[@dreamviewer7995]

+69 solo. i have seen you in astrums vidoe. when he made neptune, you started saying you wanted to live on neptune. i have seen you

[@goldginger_1]

I believe the guy is an actual scientist

[@ark4849]

@@goldginger_1 he's indeed a scientist. he's also seen in a space documentary video here on YT

[@TheHelghast1138]

Indeed

[@cougarhunter33]

I laughed when Thought Cafe made 5 year old Phil bald.

[@marksaid6587]

+cougarhunter33, for a moment I thought that he could be coming from another planet where one year aging for us here on Earth is about ten years where he came from. lol

[@ritamukanda153]

+Mark Said dont make fun of him

[@yuliathatbish]

+Rita Mukanda The dude wasn't making fun of him.

[@cassycauffman7240]

the_youtuber??? :l

[@sufsanin1917]

He may have "artificially"shaved his head?Animated aphil

[@GuyWithAnAmazingHat]

When I was a kid obsessed with space, Saturn and Jupiter really fascinated me with their size, colours, rings, moons and their metallic hydrogen cores. I drew pictures of the planets, coloured them and labeled their structures, it was really fun.

[@bulletbill1104]

GuyWithAnAmazingHat this comment is so wholesome

[@miguelber.536]

Am a 13 year old and am kinda obsessed about space so

[@rittenbrake1613]

lol

[@Punchy361]

Glad to see people are taking in actual facts, rather than assuming the earth is flat! Restores my faith in humanity😀

[@assassingio9847]

Yeah my fachination about space started with photos of Saturn and then my love about the solar system and all about space skyrocketed.

[@veronicavolumes]

Just looked at Saturn through a telescope for the first time about a week ago in my astronomy class. I love astronomy but I've never been good at the actual math part of science, so it never turned into anything more than a side hobby. And the class is only to fulfill my one science requirement in college as an English major. But the class has opened my eyes and changed the way I view the world, and now I just want to go and buy a telescope so I can continue to look at the sky once the course ends.

[@DSgamrz585]

I've yet to see Saturn's rings myself through a telescope. For me, what got me into astronomy was seeing Jupiter and the Galilean moons through a telescope, I Could even somewhat make out the red dot. I'll never forget that moment, it sparked a lifelong love for the universe in me.

[@RAGHAVENDRASINGH17]

Which telescope?

[@daviddcain]

I'm so glad you added the note about how amazing it is to see saturn in a telescope. It should be on everyone's bucket list. I saw it through a 13" reflecting telescope on Mauna Kea, and I couldn't believe my eyes. It was so real, like a perfect little porcelain toy hanging there in space. Truly amazing, I will never forget it.

[@campshay19]

i just noticed the kerbans on the desk

[@Zerepzerreitug]

*kerbals

[@akselhansen304]

shay campbell OMG! just noticed the three kerbals on the desk! :3 i love that game bought it three years ago and its one of my most played steam games xD

[@IstasPumaNevada]

shay campbell Yaaaay, they're back!

[@dielfonelletab8711]

shay campbell They were on the shelves in the back in previous episodes.

[@BernardoSOUSAstudent]

shay campbell Thumbs up for a "Phil plays KSP" series! :D

[@heypookeybearitisi]

But it would leave a ring, lol! And that face! The moon may not be made of cheese, but Phil sure is!

[@kaiplue]

I can't get over his face lmao

[@gbprime]

heypookeybearitisi That _IS_ an old joke. Over a century! I first heard it from Clyde Tombaugh when taking astronomy courses at New Mexico State in the 80's. I love that Phil pays homage to the tradition!

[@leejoononn2981]

***** ¥÷

[@gurumage9555]

I dont get the joke...

[@dotsandprintsdesigns4731]

Guru Mage thank God I'm not the only one

[@Libanass]

I've always been interested in astronomy, but never deeply got into it, it all started two months ago when I was looking at the moon with a cheap terrestrial telescope, magnifying it 20x, I spotted a bright interesting ''star'' right next to it, sitting low in the sky, and I decided to look at it. After few minutes looking at it with a very low power small telescope and blurry atmosphere, I realized it was Saturn! Before this, I never knew we can even look at planets trough a telescope! I was completely amazed, and 1 week later, I already made tons of researches about astronomy, bought a bigger refractor 90mm telescope, than barely one month later, I bought a much bigger C8 Edge 203mm reflector on CGEM mount and I'm about to start deep sky astrophotography... All this, thanks to Saturn! I'm totally in love with astronomy!

[@user-ux2dd9pp8x]

Saturn is my favourite planet. :D

[@Bram06]

***** Uranus is my favorite planet :3

[@KingBoooo]

Yess uranus!

[@samgilfellan6352]

Earth is mine because without it I wouldn't exist

[@williamdesmond1742]

I would've thought Neptune would be your favorite, Poseidon...

[@Minty1337]

William Desmond my favorite is mars, we can reach it and it seems easy to colonize!

[@benhelm6212]

I work at the observatory at my university and I host public star parties every weekend. I love seeing everyone’s reactions to seeing the planets for the first time. The amount of wonder and excitement they get is so rewarding.

[@astrid1870]

I love this crash course series. Phil is such a great host!

[@grafgingula6961]

Just photographed Saturn and its rings to the first time with my dingy camera, made my year.

[@Gemmy777]

KERBALS! Yay for simulation!

[@SaltyOx]

i saw the kerbals to and was about to post :D

[@bluetannery1527]

Lol! Was about to post and saw this. Love that game :3

[@Harry_S._Plinkett]

You may not have noticed them, but your brain did.

[@fal4970]

GOOO JEBIDIAH!!

[@joshkakaiser4353]

yup! if all the missions to these planets used radar and infrared devices then WHERE ARE THE IMAGES!!!

[@zhongzhenpronouncedassciss7060]

Phil the host can make watching paint dry interesting

[@johnclarke2814]

Or watching batteries charge

[@meloniusman]

Oh god, I'm never gonna hear the end of the Uranus jokes next week...

[@i208khonsu]

aiden baron Why do they call it Uranus? Because it's made of Urine?

[@Minty1337]

i208khonsu it was gonna be named hearsel but they wanted the roman god theme.

[@bobhope4288]

aiden baron You should be proud of Uranus, it is urs...

[@F22onblockland]

aiden baron There's only going to be 7 planets left once i'm done with Uranus.

[@Yomanwhazzup]

***** Probably not. Since the planets are named after the Roman equivalent, so it will be based on Latin, den ellinikh.

[@MusiCaninesTheMusicalDogs]

The first time I saw Saturn through a telescope I was also left speechless! I remember I called my wife, in excitement, and then she took a quick peek, said okay, and ran back to the house to keep watching that damn soap opera she was watching. :|

[@RiverGriffith2016]

It's always so disappointing when you get all worked up and excited about these things, and explain them passionately to someone, and they just reply like you told them that they should get milk next time they go to the store... I will never understand the people who don't find astronomy very cool...

[@Codiliabra]

Yes! I wish my girlfriend had the same passion. I lover her...but...I wish she'll enjoy it as much as me.

[@Sulaiman281]

Jims you're so right If I had to belong to any sect It must be science. Real world not miracles

[@deviantsid18]

I know your pain lol

[@brcuezhang174]

what !!!!!! so I can say I don't know women. what are these women thinking about all the day? go shopping?!

[@capnmochi]

I absolutely love Phil's enthusiasm for astronomy, it makes these videos so wonderful to watch!

[@WillArtie]

My mother started crying when i showed her Saturn through a telescope! She had a hard time coming to terms with what she was looking at... and of course i was blown away as well. Gee i wish i still had my C8!

[@PureLimbic]

One of my earliest memories is my dad finding Saturn with a telescope and an amateur astronomy guide book he bought and showing it to me. Of all the cool space stuff I've been fortunate enough to see (Saturn, Venus , the ISS, Jupiter, the Hale-Bopp comet and a few eclipses). Saturn is easily the most impressive even it was just a tiny dot with a slash through it.

[@FunkyHonkyCDXX]

This series is so wonderful, and I too was blown away when I first saw Saturn through a telescope.

[@Abhi-rc9fm]

10:30 the saturn thing is so true. Of course we knew the images we saw of saturn were real, but to see it through a telescope is a completely different experience

[@ViciousViscount]

I freaking love CC Astronomy. Waiting for the next big thing from you guys, CC Physics preferably!

[@louders7452]

Best Coles Notes on the Solar System ever and could be best ever period. Our Solar System is beyond spectacular and Saturn is at the forefront.

[@Muaddweeb02]

He should do a Pluto special after the New Horizons flyby.

[@shenanigans2877]

Them doing an episode seems unlikely because they put Neptune and Uranus in one video so if he mentions it will be in the kuiper belt vid

[@GringatTheRepugnant]

Cullyn Knight Scishow Space will be doing that, for sure!

[@Scott89878]

Shenanigans I'd be disappointed if Uranus and Neptune were combined in one episode, but that's mostly the fault of us not sending more than one mission to visit them. As for Pluto, I am sure SciShow Space will talk about the discoveries in detail.

[@shenanigans2877]

Scott89878 At the end of the episode the thumbnail for the next episode showed Neptune and Uranus so it might be longer than average

[@livinginvancouverbc2247]

Cullyn Knight Nope. Pluto's outside like Louis Winthorpe watching Billy Ray Valentine at a dinner party enjoying company he used to belong to.

[@PoojaDeshpande84]

I'm already 31 but i feel like dropping everything and taking up astronomy... i should probably sleep on it...

[@Kalevala87]

Pooja Deshpande Never too late to pursue your passions.

[@Syeal7]

Pooja Deshpande I must tell you. There is a lot more to it than learning facts about planets, moons etc. A first glance of astronomy can be cute and harmless. The mathematics behind the physics and the mechanics and everything that follows it is included in studying astronomy. But, good luck with your pursuit! :)

[@Syeal7]

Arthur Dent I am 100% with you. I am myself in chem.eng, and in my last few years I've experianced a lot of people (especially in physics) dropping out one by one due to having the wrong picture of what their major is all about. Mathematics are truly beautiful and we are dependent of it, a tool of sort, without it nothing makes sense and we respect it deeply. Unfortunantly some people are not the "hard working types", thinking that it will all be a dance on roses until they graduate. But with patience and a lot of dicipline (and ofc. loving what you do) one can reach and become anything. I'd rather say good luck to you and all of us. We need it :)

[@Petey0707]

Syeal7 It could also be the factor of life in general, cost of higher education is insane, the stress of raising a family (especially as a single parent), but I digress. I'd love to pursue astronomy but I was never great with math or physics.. then again, my education was flawed, as both schools I went to made me skip a grade (twice) and repeat the same classes while teachers fudged the grade.

[@davidk1308]

Pooja Deshpande Astronomy is awesome, and if you want to go for a degree or something, do it.

[@couplingrhino]

Good to have Jeb, Bill and Bob joining us! What's your favourite thing to do in KSP, Phil?

[@Metalkiko]

I wish it have known astronomy years ago. I'm loving it, I'd probably seek a profession in this area.... Congratulations, Phil. You have one of the greatest course in this Chanel! I'm very happy to be able to see it and understand it, cause I'm from Brazil. Learned English by my own. Cheers!

[@CompleteMuffin]

It's almost two am and i couldn't be watching anything more interesting than this!

[@archlinuxrussian]

This comment will probably become buried, but just wanted to say thank you to CrashCourse for all these amazing videos! I love learning about all these things, and each new video shares at least one new tidbit of information :) and our solar system is awe-inspiring. Again, thank you!

[@craigbrelsford]

Phil's comment at the end really hit home. I viewed Saturn for the first time on the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai, China at elevations of 4200 m and 4680 m. Clearly visible through my scope were Saturn, its larger moons, and of course its rings. At the 4680 m site, we could see the bands of Saturn. Jupiter and its moons were also easy to see, but like Phil I was mesmerized most by Saturn.

[@MrMurgrona]

This is by far my favourite CC so far! And Phil is just an awesome tutor!☺

[@ashtonrucker7122]

i love this show, thanks for teaching me about the solar system i really enjoy keep it up!

[@lancelovecraft5913]

lol My home state is Colorado as well. My father was an engineer on the Cassini probe

[@TheAdditionalPylons]

I could barely believe it when he said that seeing Saturn through a telescope was many peoples inspiration to become astronomers since it was my turning point into astronomical fascination as well. One of my fondest memories - an unbelievable sight to behold.

[@laurathomas3372]

Thank you for this great series! You're such a clear, concise, and informative host.

[@sciencegirl5543]

Q: what do you call a tick on the moon? A: A luna-tick *I upload science videos of my own so feel free to check them out if you have the time:-)*

[@TheMitchy27]

Science Girl that pun is so bad it's good

[@willhuey4891]

it sounds like a pun that luan loud would say.

[@Dyslexic-Artist-Theory-on-Time]

Such symmetry!!!

[@jesusramirezromo2037]

Death the kid?

[@cedricvelarde]

Scientists estimate the rings could be gone in 300 million years, but they could vanish even faster. NASA's Cassini mission made more detailed observations of ring rain, and that data indicates the rings could disappear in just 100 million years.

[@rubytski]

This CC series is becoming one of my favourite. Such sincere enthusiasm, great job!!

[@gephc4]

I love this guy.

[@LakierosJordy]

What would be the best/easiest way for someone who isn't invovled in astronomy to have a stargazing session/have a look at saturn?

[@GBD1000]

***** Just get a telescope, I guess. He said it himself, first time he saw Saturn for the first time when he was five. g

[@ghuegel]

***** There are probably local astronomy groups in a lot of places. And they're the kind of people who are thrilled to share... you can probably find one near you with a google search. Contact them!

[@rm2569]

***** there are programs witch say when and wher a planet will pass, try at at a clear night, with a telescope/binoculars atleast.

[@Zerepzerreitug]

How about going to a telescope shop after dusk and asking to let you see upwards for a little while? Even in highly light-polluted cities, Saturn is usually perfectly visible. And should that doesn't work, such stores may have info about stargazing reunions.

[@Scott89878]

***** Learn a few constellations. Then in the later hours of night, after midnight, Scorpius will rise into the sky, but there will be a star that doesn't belong in the constellation. That's Saturn. Also, Mercury, Venus, and Jupiter are chilling in a straight line after sunset. Jupiter is the other good planet to look at, as it has it's 4 moons and you can see some of the bands of weather patterns on it. Venus and Mercury usually just reveal their phases and Mars, the only feature you can usually make out is an ice cap. And if you don't have a telescope, you can still see a lot of these features with binoculars, if you can hold them still long enough.

[@DanielVerberne]

Phil Plait, you're such a great communicator. Have loved your work ever since the early days of your Mars landing-skeptic rebuttal work.

[@paulhoward4161]

I was lucky enough to be involved in a Star Party at a local primary school recently. A long line of children and parents looked through the telescope, and it was a steady stream of, "Oh wow!" "Oh my goodness". It was a very special thing to be involved with so many people getting their first view of Saturn. Nearly as much fun as seeing it myself for the first time.

[@dickwillylou]

PBS good work love the shows try and keep them after TPP.

[@EmperorTikacuti]

Saturno, un planeta hermoso.

[@Mystik3eb]

Touching to hear a personal note to your lectures, Phil. Awesome series, I'm loving every episode. Keep up the good work!

[@donvee2000]

Thank u sir... your videos are always amazing. You explanations are some of the best Ive ever heard about anything astronomical.

[@jm5390]

Having seen Saturn through a small personal telescope in high school, I can testify to the awe that the planet gives. It's such a beauty!

[@gabrielsabode]

I love those little kerbals in the corner.

[@robertbilling6266]

A few years back I was on vacation in Florida. It was a warm evening and Saturn was up. Lots of people were drifting in and out of the beach bar. I clamped a pair of binoculars onto my camera tripod, aimed at Saturn, and we all took turns having a look. One of the best evenings of my life.

[@barkasz6066]

I saw Saturn a few years ago through a telescope at the local observatory. It was breathtaking. One of the most amazing and beautiful things I have ever seen for sure.

[@debbieaguilar5498]

Is it common the storm's hexagonal shape? Why does it take exactly that shape? O.o That's truly fascinating!

[@secularmonk5176]

Debbie Aguilar It's a resonance pattern; at that latitude, the material in the atmosphere sways slightly north/south three times as it circles the planet, creating a standing wave pattern. Like Phil said, the same phenomenon creates the jet stream in Earth's atmosphere ... but by comparison, our atmosphere spins more slowly and is much hotter, so the standing wave is easily disrupted by other weather effects, so it's much more sinuous than hexagonal.

[@EugeneHerbsman]

I can't stop playing Kerbal space program instead of studying calculus. any tips?

[@davidk1308]

previouslyad Study Orbital dynamics while playing ksp, That should be good enough, right?

[@RudyBleeker]

previouslyad my tip: study your calculus and become a real astronaut ;-)

[@cynic2201]

Nuke your computer

[@T3hJimmer]

previouslyad more boosters

[@ragnkja]

previouslyad Set up a reward system for yourself. After a certain number of problems, you allow yourself one flight. (Or, after mastering one concept, you allow yourself a limited amount of play-time.)

[@bellepate1850]

I can't wait to see Saturn! This show is truly inspiring! The host is so passionate about astronomy he makes it all sound so poetic and fascinating (It is of course, but I never had a teacher like him.)

[@alicialaww]

before i start watching the video, i just wanna say YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW EXCITED I AM WHENEVER A NEW CRASH COURSE ASTRONOMY VIDEO IS POSTED. So yeah thank you~ okay watching the precious video right now.

[@BernardoSOUSAstudent]

Thumbs up for a "Phil plays KSP" series! :D

[@DarkLordToturials]

Hyperion, Pandora, won't be a surprise if there was a Borderlands game on Titan or something...

[@mnichols1979]

I will never forget seeing the big red spot and 3 moons around Jupiter. Very cool and humbling

[@spiney199]

I love watching these. The host is so in love with Astronomy, it really shows.

[@zohalasiya9691]

my name means saturn in persian so because of that i've had an obsession with saturn ever since.

[@Ilhem333]

+Zohal Asiya it also means saturn in arabic too

[@Aworology323]

The occult aspect to Saturn would complete this video, Saturn is eeEEEVVVAAIIIILLL

[@CybranM]

I love these Crash Course Astronomy videos, they're so interesting and well put together. Thank you so much for making them

[@thomasruwart1722]

My first planet was Jupiter. My dad was a civil engineer and brought home a surveying transit - essentially a small telescope. With it I was able to see Jupiter and some of its moons. Then Venus in a crescent shape. Saturn had to wait until it came into the night sky for me. Great video series!

[@hakangencer2409]

hahahaha i love phil's jokes

[@darksavage596]

Something is gonna crash on Saturn. Oh wait. It's Cassini.

[@daviddenaldi816]

I was at the Lowell observatory in Flagstaff Az back in 2013 and the astronomer there had his telescope set up. I looked through it and BAM there was Saturn in all it's glory. I thanked him and told him I would love to get into studying astronomy but felt I wasn't smart enough. He laughed at my nonsense. A few years later my wife bought me a telescope for Christmas and a few months later I saw Saturn (Easter Sunday 2017). It took my breath away again. My two little newborn puppies were at my feet and could sense my excitement!!! Saturn truly is inspiring.

[@abyssmanur3965]

I hope you named the puppies after two of Saturns moons?

[@Johnmtankard]

Best episode yet. I loved the subjective portion with Phil's personal appreciation of Saturn; it's a very Crash Course-ian spin on education, and makes learning more meaningful. Thanks, guys!

[@Saturn-xo6in]

yes you may laugh at me and mock me but im the most special planet in our solar system

[@KimShailee]

So you were already bald at 5???? 😂😂😂😂

[@todaysarticle9674]

Saerayaa 😅😂savage

[@jelenastojanovic6582]

honestly, your videos inspire me to fix my life xD I mean they are so well structured, I especially love the summation at the end...if I would work in general like this, I'd be going places.

[@barbooosa]

Loved your personal note! It is really inspiring to watch you talk about the planets with such passion

[@sargervbftw626]

WHERE CAN I FIND THOSE KSP FIGURINES THAT ARE SITTING ON YOUR DESK?!

[@Anadole]

Cameron Cole You have to 3d print them sadly :(

[@sargervbftw626]

***** Thanks a million! I need ten of these!

[@HrPetkov]

that kerbals!

[@stefanogasperinigarcia2623]

I very rarely comment on any video, but the videos in this channel are so well done that I had to; great job CrashCourse team.

[@encrypter46]

The sci-fi novel "Midnight At the Well of Souls" by Jack L. Chalker and published in 1977 concerns a planet that has a hexagon (albeit much smaller) at its north pole. A true mind blower that I've not seen mentioned anywhere else.

[@trueprogamer3018]

I don’t care what you call it I’m calling it a crycano

[@husnainanwaar1992]

thumbs up for kerbal space program !!

[@simoneric]

Your description of Viewing the planet from a telescope is real high energy... I could feel your emotion! Can't wait for my turn

[@noem951]

Loving the crash courses on astronomy way more than I thought thank you!

[@slpk]

Mimas? Nah. It's called Minmus and it's a moon of Kerbin, not Saturn.

[@maureendevlin4045]

Slpk your wrong

[@zaKkyBoY121]

Europa has the greatest chance of life, if it has life, i hope it doesn't waste its precious time praying to an imaginary deity in the sky

[@Zerepzerreitug]

all these worlds are yours except Europa

[@MegaGanash]

Carbon Based Life Form Obviously, you seem more concerned about a deity than a lot of religious people are.

[@kalez238]

Carbon Based Life Form considering that that life would likely only be small organisms, you can assume they won't :P

[@dkeller20m]

this is by far my favorite part of the week watching these videos.

[@pipertripp]

yeah Colorado. These are great, Phil. I look forward to them every week.

[@analyticalatheist3484]

Saturn is the crown jewel of the solar system? No. Earth is. Saturn might be second.

[@walterwhite7554]

My vote goes to Sol that outshines all the other jewels in the solar system.

[@walterwhite7554]

***** That's only temporary because currently it is infested with a mutant defective ape species, but time will cure that.

[@ThePrimalEarth]

no earth is the blue marble, Saturn is the crown jewel, and Uranus is...

[@soundslave]

Warning, Saturn fanboy alert :)

[@Mooneygy25]

Loving the Kerbals on your desk!

[@pipertripp]

Also, love the Kerbals on the desk. Well done.

[@lindsaywheatcroft8247]

The oldest joke in astronomy? You can’t be sirius

[@kurtk6153]

I too became hooked on astronomy thanks to saturn, when I was 8 years old I viewed Saturn through a very large telescope a person had set up in a grocery store parking lot. Also this was the same year hale bopp had passed through our skies and I will never forget these two experiences even if I tried to and hope that I never will...

[@davidrivera6599]

When you can do what you love with so much passion like this guy does is no longer called a job. love it

[@DGSEagence]

I am so grateful to have access to such a high quality for video. The free access to the knowledge is one of the most important thing in the world. And each of your Videos is a great treasure! Many Thanks for all these videos.

[@ndamicobarbour]

I love CrashCourse Astronomy so freaking much! I wish it came out more often, by the time they come out I usually have the shakes from edumacation withdrawal!

[@TheFindingLight]

........space makes me cry!!! Saturn and it's moons seriously amazes me to know end

[@JPoz-wi3rw]

Phil, all your videos from this astronomy crash course are simply great!! My very sincere compliments for a high quality job you have done! I'm telling every single friend about your video series. :)

[@SonOfNothingness]

true, i saw saturn about 2 weeks ago through a friends telescope, haven't stopped learning about space and the planets since