You Might Be Able To See Saturn’s Rings Tuesday Night
Jul 9, 2019, 11:52 AM
In this handout photo provided by NASA, Saturn appears in an image returned by the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft on May 16, 2004, when its imaging science subsystem narrow-angle camera was too close to fit the entire planet in its field-of-view. Cassini is expected to enter the ringed planet's orbit on June 30, 2004. (Photo by NASA via Getty Images)
(Photo by NASA via Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Saturn’s going to be close — very close.
It’ll be so close that you’ll be able to see it with the naked eye, and, according to Space.com, you might be able to see its rings if you have a telescope or binoculars.
“July will be a great month to view the rings of Saturn,” according to Space.com’s Joe Rao. “You can see them in any telescope that magnifies to at least 20 power, but the larger the aperture and the sharper the image, the more detail you can make out.”
Saturn will rise above the east-southeast horizon at sunset.
The ringed planet will also make an appearance close to the nearly-full moon on July 15.
