Saturn, 13 October 2026
The rings opening up again after years.
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In March 2025 we saw Saturn's rings exactly edge-on and they almost vanished. Since then they have slowly been opening again, now showing their southern face. This cycle repeats roughly every 15 years.
How the image was made
- Captured
- 13 October 2026
- Total exposure
- video, keeping only the sharpest frames
- Processing
- Adobe Lightroom 9.6 (Windows)
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