The Sky Today on Sunday, September 21: Saturn at opposition

Saturn reaches opposition at 2 A.M. EDT, visible all night and offering stunning views of its rings and moons. The ringed planet now rises around sunset and is highest around local midnight, when it stands around 45° high in the south. But you can easily observe beginning around an hour or two after sunset andContinue reading “The Sky Today on Sunday, September 21: Saturn at opposition”
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