Latest Saturn Portrait
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s Wide Field Camera 3 observed Saturn on 20 June 2019 as the planet made its closest approach to Earth this year, at approximately 1.36 billion kilometres away.
NASA, ESA, A. Simon (Goddard Space Flight Center), and M.H. Wong (University of California, Berkeley)
About the Image
| Id: | heic1917a |
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| Type: | Planetary |
| Release date: | 12 September 2019, 16:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1917 |
| Size: | 2505 x 1592 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Saturn |
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| Type: | Solar System : Planet |
| Category: | Solar System |
Classic Wallpapers
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical Ca II | 395 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
| Optical O III | 502 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
| Optical O I | 631 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |