Our solar system’s resident ring-bearer Saturn will be visible with its iconic rings on August 11th-12th.

It’s the first time in 15 years that the southern face of Saturn’s rings will reach a tilt of 3″. It will be visible from Earth through a basic telescope, and the perfect opportunity for introducing newbies or children to the majesty of Saturn.

That’s just one of three spectacles Saturn will stage in the night sky this month. Next week it will pass in conjunction with distant Neptune, and later in August, for those dedicated stargazers, the second-largest planet will darken under a shadow cast by its large moon Titan.

Here’s how to partake in the Saturn spectacular.

On August 3rd at 2:04 a.m. US Eastern Time, Titan’s shadow will darken Saturn’s disk, taking about 17 minutes to beco

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