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Saturn Auroras From Hubble

Hubble views auroras on Saturn
Published: April 22, 2013

This movie shows a concatenation of images, hotly downloaded of the telescope today, April 22, 2013. While the frame rate is constant, the movie is time-lapse but by varying degrees.

Credit: NASA/ESA/Leicester

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