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Saturn's Rings Visible With Telescope

 

Last updated 8/17/2015 at 2:10pm

Photograph by NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute/G. Ugarkovic

Even though Saturn is over 900 million miles away, its bright rings are easily visible with a telescope because the rings are presently tilted at about 24 degrees from edge-on throughout August.