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INBOX ASTRONOMY: NEWS ALERT -- "THE SLANT ON SATURN'S RINGS" (STScI-PRC03-23)
INBOX ASTRONOMY: NEWS ALERT -- "THE SLANT ON SATURN'S RINGS"
(STScI-PRC03-23) FOR RELEASE: 9:00 am (EDT) September 9, 2003 PHOTO NO.: STScI-PRC03-23 THE SLANT ON SATURN'S RINGS This is a series of images of Saturn, as seen at many different wavelengths, when the planet's rings were at a maximum tilt of 27 degrees toward Earth. Saturn experiences seasonal tilts away from and toward the Sun, much the same way Earth does. This happens over the course of its 29.5-year orbit. This means that approximately every 30 years, Earth observers can catch their best glimpse of Saturn's South Pole and the southern side of the planet's rings. Between March and April 2003, researchers took full advantage to study the gas giant at maximum tilt. They used NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to capture detailed images of Saturn's Southern Hemisphere and the southern face of its rings. Credit: NASA and E. Karkoschka (University of Arizona) To see and read more, please click on http://hubblesite.org/news/2003/23 The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA), for NASA, under contract with the Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD. The Hubble Space Telescope is a project of international cooperation between NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA). To receive STScI Inbox Astronomy: News Alert messages, visit http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/mailing.php or send an e-mail to . Leave the subject line blank, and type the word SUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. The system will respond with instructions on how to confirm your subscription. Once you follow the instructions, you will receive news alerts as they are issued. Alerts will be sent to the e-mail address you use to subscribe. To unsubscribe, send e-mail to . Leave the subject line blank, and type the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. Please unsubscribe using the email account that you used to subscribe to the list. |
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