Planet Saturn: 18-hours of Moon Motion Observations: August 2024 | Hubble

Planet Saturn: 18-hours of Moon Motion Observations: August 2024 | Hubble

This is a time-lapse video of a Hubble Space Telescope set of images taken of planet Saturn in August 2024. In the 18 hours of observations several small icy moons are visible in every frame speeding around like race cars: Dione, Enceladus, Janus, Mimas, and Tethys. Their orbits are co-planar with Saturn's magnificent rings. Dusty "spokes" in the rings can also be seen rotating around the planet in this movie. These images were taken under a Hubble program called Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy (OPAL).

Credits:

Science: NASA, European Space Agency, Amy Simon (NASA-GSFC), Michael H. Wong (University of California)

Video: Joseph DePasquale/Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)

Duration: 11 seconds

Release Date: Dec. 9, 2024

#NASA #Hubble #Astronomy #Space #Science #Planet #Saturn #Rings #Moons #SolarSystem #SpaceExploration #Cosmos #Universe #HST #HubbleSpaceTelescope #ESA #Europe #UC #GSFC #STScI #UnitedStates #STEM #Education #Timelapse #HD #Video