Saturn is well placed for observers throughout fall 2025.
Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
Key Takeaways:
In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Emeritus Dave Eicher invites you to head out in the evening and point a telescope at everyone’s favorite planet: Saturn. The ringed world just passed opposition – the point in its orbit when it lies opposite the Sun from our perspective. Opposition, which only occurs for worlds farther from the Sun than Earth, is when a planet is at its brightest and best for observing. Good luck!
