The Spectrally Changing Face of Saturn
This set of images displays Saturn in six different wavelengths. Counterclockwise from top left, the wavelengths are in the ultraviolet, violet, yellow, deep red, and two in the near-infrared.
Even a quick look at the set of six images reveals the changing face of Saturn between different spectral regions. In the ultraviolet, Saturn is much brighter than the rings. The opposite is true at some near-infrared wavelengths. Saturn's bands change dramatically throughout the displayed spectral region.
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo0323e |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 9 September 2003, 15:00 |
| Size: | 735 x 600 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Saturn |
| Type: | • Solar System : Planet : Type : Gas Giant |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Ultraviolet U |
270 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical B |
410 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical V |
590 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical R |
730 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Infrared Near-IR |
890 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Infrared Near-IR |
950 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
