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Photo of planet Saturn taken in Stra\u00dfwalchen (Austria) \u2013 credit, CC 0.0 Rochus Hess<\/p>\n Photo of planet Saturn taken in Stra\u00dfwalchen (Austria) \u2013 credit, CC 0.0 Rochus Hess<\/p>\n
Our solar system\u2019s resident ring-bearer Saturn will be visible with its iconic rings on August 11th-12th.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s the first time in 15 years that the southern face of Saturn\u2019s rings will reach a tilt of 3\u2033. It will be visible from Earth through a basic telescope, and the perfect opportunity for introducing newbies or children to the majesty of Saturn.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s just one of three spectacles Saturn will stage in the night sky this month. Next week it will pass in conjunction with distant Neptune, and later in August, for those dedicated stargazers, the second-largest planet will darken under a shadow cast by its large moon Titan.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s how to partake in the Saturn spectacular.<\/p>\n
On August 3rd at 2:04 a.m. US Eastern Time, Titan\u2019s shadow will darken Saturn\u2019s disk, taking about 17 minutes to become visibile. By about 4:30 a.m. EDT, the shadow sits midway across the disk.<\/p>\n
On August 6th, Neptune and Saturn undergo the second of three conjunctions this year. Both objects rise together for a period towards the beginning of the month, and can be found low in the eastern sky in the western part of the constellation Pisces.<\/p>\n