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Persistent Saturnian Auroras

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 22, 2005 is “Persistent Saturnian Auroras,” an image. It is credited to Credit: J. Clarke ( Boston U. ) & Z. Levay ( STScI ), ESA , NASA. The original explanation runs about 126 words.

Persistent Saturnian Auroras
Credit: J. Clarke ( Boston U. ) & Z. Levay ( STScI ), ESA , NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Are Saturn’s auroras like Earth’s? To help answer this question, the Hubble Space Telescope and the Cassini spacecraft monitored Saturn’s South Pole simultaneously as Cassini closed in on the gas giant in January 2004.”

— APOD editors, February 22, 2005

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
February 22, 2005
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: J. Clarke ( Boston U. ) & Z. Levay ( STScI ), ESA , NASA
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 126 words

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Topics in this entry

SaturnAurorasHubble Space Telescope

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