The rare phenomenon occurs every 13 to 15 years, with Earth passing through Saturns ring plane.
The last time Earth got this rare view of the gas giant was in 2009.
Similarly to Earth, Saturns axis is tilted by 26.73 degrees.
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft captured this image of Saturn and its rings.NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute
Between these two phases, however, is when the rings vanish from our view.
Using a powerful telescope, one could spot a very thin line going around the middle of Saturn.
The plane crossing will begin at around 12:04 p.m.
ET on Sunday, according toin-the-sky.org.
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