NASA says the most recent observations by Webb of Saturn are only "a hint" at what it is capable of adding to the ringed planet's story. How to Find Saturn in the Night Sky The position of the planet Saturn in the night sky changes over time. For more information, check out Universe Today’s roundup of interesting facts about Saturn. It is the second-largest moon in the entire solar system. JWST is part of a long history of NASA space telescopes to observe Saturn's rings and atmosphere for many decades. Astronomers have discovered that Titan has a substantial atmosphere. This new Saturn image was taken during summer in the planets northern hemisphere. In deeper images not shared by NASA, the team will be able to delve deeper into a few of the planet's fainter rings, which include the G ring and the diffuse E ring, neither being visible in the shared image. The scientists were given an Easter egg while searching for more potential moons orbiting around Saturn, as it also provided clear details within the planet's ring system, along with several of Saturn's moons - Dione, Enceladus, and Tethys. Scientists hope to be able to find newly discovered moons that could help them to piece together a more complete picture of the current system of Saturn, as well as its past, according to a recent NASA blog post. What Saturn looks like through a telescope will ultimately depend on how powerful your telescope is. The intent of the program was to search for faint moons around Saturn and its bright rings. The image was taken as part of NASA's Webb Guaranteed Time Observation program 1247. The image on the right is a color composite image. It flew by Saturn in 1980, coming within 77,000 miles of the ringed. The bright spots are prominent clouds in the northern hemisphere. Voyager 1 was launched by NASA in 1977 to explore the outer reaches of our solar system. The image on the left uses a filter sensitive to Titan’s lower atmosphere. Annotated JWST image of Saturn's rings and moons. These are images of Saturn’s moon Titan, captured by the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope ’s NIRCam instrument on 4 November 2022.
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