Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

The Dancing Auroras of Saturn

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 27, 2021 is “The Dancing Auroras of Saturn,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: NASA , Cassini , VIMS Team, U. Arizona , U. Leicester , JPL , ASI. The original explanation runs about 149 words.

The picture shows the Saturn in infrared light with aurora as imaged by the orbiting Cassini spacecraft in 2007. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
Credit: Image Credit: NASA , Cassini , VIMS Team, U. Arizona , U. Leicester , JPL , ASI Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“What drives auroras on Saturn? To help find out, scientists have sorted through hundreds of infrared images of Saturn taken by the Cassini spacecraft for other purposes, trying to find enough aurora images to correlate changes and make movies .”

— APOD editors, June 27, 2021

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
June 27, 2021
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Image Credit: NASA , Cassini , VIMS Team, U. Arizona , U. Leicester , JPL , ASI
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 149 words

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