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Hourly Cosmos @hourlycosmos.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Ultraviolet Saturn (NASA, Hubble, 2003) - From NASA Marshall Space Flight Center - flic.kr/p/8LuCdh

This is an archive image from 2003, part of our "Think Pink" gallery, in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month: www.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05/sets/72157625045060125/
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One of a series, this ultraviolet image of Saturn was taken when the planet's rings were at their maximum tilt of 27 degrees toward Earth. Saturn experiences seasonal tilts away from and toward the sun, much the same way Earth does. This happens over the course of its 29.5-year orbit. Every 30 years, Earth observers can catch their best glimpse of Saturn's South Pole and the southern side of the planet's rings.

Between March and April 2003, researchers took full advantage to study the gas giant at maximum tilt, using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to capture detailed images of Saturn's Southern Hemisphere and the southern face of its rings.

Image credit: NASA and E. Karkoschka (University of Arizona)

View original image:
www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_1074.html

More about NASA's Hubble Space Telescope:
www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/main/index.html

Melkyman @melkyman.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Hey Saturn what time the party start