On Sunday at around midnight, Saturn reaches its closest approach to Earth, and is biggest and brightest. It will remain perfect for viewing for the next several months. Those fabled rings are still nicely angled for our viewing, far from edgewise, revealing exquisite detail, like the inky black gap that separates the narrower darker outer ring from the broad white inner one.
Strange Universe With Bob Berman
Astronomer Bob Berman sheds light on the mysteries of space and time. Always fascinating and fun, Strange Universe will take you places you never new existed.
Strange Universe 8/1/21
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Your browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio