Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
Aurora around Saturn's North Pole
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 8, 2024 is “Aurora around Saturn's North Pole,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: NASA , ESA , Hubble , OPAL Program , J. DePasquale ( STScI ), L. Lamy ( Obs. Paris ). The original explanation runs about 166 words.
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 North Pole simultaneously during Cassini’s final orbits around the gas giant in September 2017.”
— APOD editors, December 8, 2024
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- December 8, 2024
- Type
- Image
- Credit
- Credit: Image Credit: NASA , ESA , Hubble , OPAL Program , J. DePasquale ( STScI ), L. Lamy ( Obs. Paris )
- Copyright
- No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
- Explanation length
- About 166 words