It's not every day that a prominent feature of our solar system disappears, but that's precisely what will happen with Saturn ...
Planets don't get much more iconic than Saturn. But if you managed to see it through a backyard telescope right now, you wouldn't see its rings.
It's not every day that a prominent feature of our solar system disappears, but that's precisely what will happen with Saturn. Over the weekend, Saturn's gorgeous rings will nearly vanish from sight.
The rare phenomenon will start on Sunday, March 23, at 12:04 p.m. EDT (9:34 pm in India) and extend for a few days.
BENGALURU: Saturn, known for its iconic rings, will appear “ringless” in the upcoming days - around March 23 - due to a rare event called a ring-plane crossing.
A ring-crossing is where Saturn's rings seem to disappear from our point of view here on Earth. This is when Saturn is at just the right angle so we're looking at the rings exactly side-on (that is ..
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