Catch saturn’s rings before they disappear

In recent months, we’ve highlighted how Titan and its shadow have been passing across Saturn’s disc, rare events that happen around Saturn’s equinox. That’s when the planet’s apparent tilt angle makes

BEST TIME TO SEE: 6, 13, 21 and 29 October at the times shown With long, dark nights settling in and Saturn favourably positioned in the sky, now’s a great time to catch an unusual view of the ringed

Thursday 2 Dwarf planet Ceres reaches opposition in the constellation of Cetus, shining at mag. +7.6. Find further details on page 47. Friday ▶ 3 Tonight and the night of 17/18 October are good times

BEST TIME TO SEE: Mid-November to mid-December Saturn underwent a ring plane crossing back in March of this year, an event which sadly occurred too close to the Sun to be seen clearly. However, the op

Best time to see: 31 October, 05:15 UT Altitude: 58° Location: Gemini Direction: South Features: Complex atmosphere, moons Recommended equipment: 100mm or larger Jupiter skips opposition in 2025. Its

2 Sunday Mag. +0.4 Saturn is 5.7° from this morning’s 82%-lit waxing gibbous Moon. Catch them together before they set at around 01:00 UT. Tuesday 4 Callisto’s shadow transits Jupiter’s disc from 07:0