Hubbles Image Of The Tarantula Nebula With An Estimate 800,000 Stars

If Earth had Saturn’s Rings

From an excellent post by Jason Davis

From Washington, D.C., the rings would only fill a portion of the sky, but appear striking nonetheless. Here, we see them at sunrise.

From Guatemala, only 14 degrees above the equator, the rings would begin to stretch across the horizon. Their reflected light would make the moon much brighter.

From Earth’s equator, Saturn’s rings would be viewed edge-on, appearing as a thin, bright line bisecting the sky.

At the March and September equinoxes, the Sun would be positioned directly over the rings, casting a dramatic shadow at the equator.

At midnight at the Tropic of Capricorn, which sits at 23 degrees south latitude, the Earth casts a shadow over the middle of the rings, while the outer portions remain lit.

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Earths atmosphere, by NASA

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Me staring at the Milky Way and Aurora Australis

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Galactic Standstill Lake Tenaya, California

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The Milky Way, New Zealand

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Made some pride flags! Couldn’t decide between the two.

Made some pride flags! Couldn’t decide between the two.

Dust filaments of NGC 4217

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Natures Drive-in

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i made it Happen