Categories: AstronomyObservatories

Night Sky Preview for April 2013

Here’s a quick overview from Jane Houston Jones from JPL of what you can see in the night skies during April 2013. Of special interest is that Saturn’s north pole is now tilted towards Earth, giving us the best view of the rings since 2006.

Nancy Atkinson

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