Saturn's Opposition Will Be On June 3, To Appear Brightest In Evening Skies

The true lord of the rings, Saturn, will appear biggest and brightest at the skies on its opposition on June 3. Mars had its opposition last month. This time, the planet Saturn will shine and appear bigger in backyard telescopes.

Mars is at its closest tonight but Saturn is looking fine, too! Single iPhone shots through 8" scope just now. pic.twitter.com/9qleTmdOo0

— Andrew Symes (@FailedProtostar) May 31, 2016

National Geographic states that Saturn will lie opposite to the sun in the sky on the said day. Saturn looks like a striking golden-yellow star. It sits to the left of Mars and over the orange star called Antares. This forms a triangular pattern that would be hard to miss in the southeastern skies.

To view the beautiful Saturn, you need a small telescope with high magnification. The backyard telescopes, which are six inches or larger could spot Saturn's largest moons Enceladus and Titans.

All All About Saturn

Look up! Saturn is at its closest to Earth this week, accompanied by brilliant Mars. https://t.co/s227EOcWpw pic.twitter.com/MRYf4Vt4BX — Corey S. Powell (@coreyspowell) May 31, 2016

There's really nothing like a good Saturn pic on Sunday, space fans: https://t.co/otl6pKe1Km @CassiniSaturn pic.twitter.com/qM1PMD0OoH — SPACE.com (@SPACEdotcom) May 29, 2016

NASA cited that the ringed planet has winds that can exceed 1000 miles per hour. Its day is just 10 hours long and its magnetic field is hundreds of times as powerful as the Earth's.

Saturn's Southern Aurora pic.twitter.com/JTWEn9w1U5 — Star Stuff (@StarStuff42) May 31, 2016

They also discover that if you listen to Saturn's radio signals, it is loud. When the robotic Cassini spacecraft first approached Saturn, it sensed the strong fields that surround it. Saturn is highlighted among the new stamps in the US Postal Service. It will be released this week to bring to light the adventures in planetary exploration.