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APOD: 2026 August 5 – Spokes on Saturn’s B Ring
The article features a timelapse of "spokes" in Saturn's B ring and explains how these visual phenomena vary with the planet's seasons.
Why it matters
This provides astronomical context for observers to understand how solar wind and magnetic fields create visible changes on other planets.
The details
- Spokes may result from dust and ice levitating above the rings.
- A single day on Saturn lasts 10 hours.
- Voyager 2, Cassini, and Hubble have provided decades of observations.
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NASA owns and operates the Voyager 2 space probe.
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Brad Croslin captured the featured timelapse of Saturn's spokes for APOD.
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•Astrophotography FeatureTimelapse of Saturn's B Ring Spokes featured on APOD
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