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Would I be able to see Saturn from the foggy surface of Titan?

FROM THE February 2011 ISSUE

Would I be able to see Saturn from the foggy surface of Titan?

John Lockwood, Washington, D.C.

Published: Monday, December 27, 2010

With human vision, we can’t see through saturnian moon Titan’s hazy orange atmosphere (left). But if our eyes were sensitive to near-infrared wavelengths, we’d be able to observe through the methane and hydrocarbon haze (right).

NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute

The view at visible wavelengths is limited, but it would be possible to see Saturn from Titan’s surface at some near-infrared wavelengths — if the weather cooperated.