Saturn is so close to the sun that most astronomers have been missing a big event. The planet’s rings have vanished. Sébastien Voltmer captured the phenomenon on April 9th in broad daylight over Spicheren, France:
“This rare daylight shot of Saturn next to the sun is dangerous for your eyes and gear,” says Voltmer. “However, it was a great experience finding the ghostly-looking planet without its rings in the very transparent blue sky.”
This is called a “ring plane crossing.” On March 23, 2025, Earth passed through the plane of Saturn’s rings. From our point of view, the vast ring system narrowed to an almost-invisible line. Usually, this would make astronomy headlines. However, the ring plane crossing of 2025 occurred while Saturn was dangerously close to the sun. Only now in early April is Saturn emerging from the glare, so we can see what it looks like as “naked planet.”
The next ring plane crossing visible in the night sky will be a triple passage in 2038-39: October 15, 2038; April 1, 2039; and July 9, 2039. Mark
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https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/saturn-ring-plane-crossing
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