Saturn's Rings Will Briefly "Vanish" In 2025

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A diagram illustrating Saturn’s axis of tilt progression from visible to edge-on (Credit: NASA/ Public Domain)

Planetary rings are a natural feature of the larger outer planets like Jupiter and Neptune, but none are as spectacular as Saturn's. However, in March and November 2025, these majestic rings will not be visible to observers on Earth. Fortunately, this rare event is only an optical illusion. It is caused by the orientation of Saturn's thin rings and the planet's tilt relative to Earth. The last time this occurred was in 2009.

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  • diyanthegod
    diyanthegod약 1달
    OMG
    • fukyrehonole
      fukyrehonole8달
      It's bad that Saturn's rings are disappearing!
      • minicopter12
        minicopter1211달
        We will miss you rings
        • 20016951
          2001695112달
          I am going to miss Saturn`s rings. Saturn is one of my favorite planets.
          • celticsgod0
            celticsgod012달
            This is very interesting and I think this is good for scientists to study
            • celticsgod0
              celticsgod012달
              Did you know that Saturn's rings are thought to be pieces of comets, asteroids, or shattered moons that broke up before they reached the planet, torn apart by Saturn's powerful gravity?
            • sivanivabuga
              sivanivabuga12달
              W this is interesting
              • lilmoonjelly
                lilmoonjelly약 1년
                I have a telescope and I think this is so cool! I can't wait to see Saturn's rings "vanish" for a while! Astronomy is SOOOOO cool, and I like to hear about and discover new planets on TV! THIS IS GREAT!
                • mojujukohipa
                  mojujukohipa약 1년
                  Amateur Astronomy is a lot of Fun! As well as being fun, astronomy can also make you smarter, like reading books and going to school makes people smart. As this article shows, Saturn can be fun and beautiful to look at. You can also "split stars"! Most stars are binary, trinary, that look like one star without a telescope. That means a lot of stars are are really more than one star when you look at them through a telescope. For example, 'Sirius' is the brightest star in the night sky and it looks like a single star to the naked eye. But Sirius is really a double star and can be "Split" with a powerful telescope! You can catalogue "Split Stars", then check with NASA to see if it has been registered yet, and then send the information to NASA. NASA will register your information "if that star" has not been yet been registered. It is possible to even name the star! Besides a telescope, you can also use binoculars to look at Saturn as well as the Moon and Stars! But try to steady your arms on the hood of a car or something so the binoculars do not wobble.
              • seqnoe4847
                seqnoe4847약 1년
                cool!
                • 4nn444
                  4nn444약 1년
                  I love saturn
                  • cutecore
                    cutecore약 1년
                    its kinda strange that saturns rings are randomly vanishing from our sight and can only barely be seen through large telescopes. 🌸🦴

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