March 2, 1979 – Astonishing Glimpses Of Planet Jupiter Made By The Voyager 1 Space Probe. (NASA)

Space View by (Caras Ionut)

A photo of Saturn. Took by Cassini with COISS on September 17, 2007 at 08:33:22. Detail page on OPUS database.

NGC 2070 // 30 Doradus // Tarantula Nebula

Plate 14. Nebulae. (Now “galaxy” is used to denote the feature in Andromeda.) An atlas of astronomy. 1892.

Vík í Mýrdal - Iceland (by Eric Montfort) 

Waitomo Glowworm Caves // Shaun Jeffers

Björk｜Debut (1993)

A photo of Saturn. Took by Cassini with COISS on March 04, 2005 at 19:37:26. Detail page on OPUS database.

Hubble Reveals The Beauty And Mystery Of Saturn’s Rings

“Right now, in Earth’s skies, Saturn appears at its biggest and brightest. Just look to the southeastern skies (from the northern hemisphere), slightly east of bright Jupiter. With Earth between the Sun and Saturn, it’s poised for spectacular viewing. But the true star of Saturn is its main rings, now tilted for excellent views.”

I wish we had a dedicated mission, constantly, for each of the outer planets. There’s so much out there to explore and learn about, and there’s no view like the view from actually being there. But in the absence of that, the Hubble Space Telescope is a very, very pleasing consolation prize, capable of imaging these worlds every year at incredible resolution, even from over a billion kilometers away.

Take a look at these views of Saturn, and marvel at the incredible ring system. If you want to see it for yourself, now’s the perfect time!