The dancing, ethereal blue light of the northern Saturn has been captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. The bright glowing lights were seen flashing against the north pole of Saturn. This was shown by the European Space Agency released on May 19.

The newly revealed photographs of bright Saturn lights showed bits time when the planet was affected by the magnetic field of the sun. This was according to a statement released by the agency’s official.

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The ESA official said that Saturn was caught during a lively showcase of lights. He also added that the bursting lights that were shooting around the polar region of Saturn travelled three times faster than the speed of the giant gas which was around a 10 hour rotation period.

The photographs were captured by the Hubble between April and May last year. The pictures have aided scientists to learn more about the changing auroras of the planet. The ESA official also added that the pictures also showed details that were left unnoticed showcasing the pattern of the northern light.

NASA officials released a statement regarding the observation saying that Saturn has long and magnetic tail that can be likened to a comet. The tail of the planet has been known as madnetotail, similar to that of Jupiter, Mercury, Earth, Neptune and Uranus.

The official from NASA also added that the magnetotail can be found around planets that possess a magnetic field which is caused by the rotating center of magnetic elements. Furthermore, the official said that the magnetotail of Saturn collapses after particles from the sun explodes and hit the planet. Later, the tail reconfigures and creates a scene that is reflected through the auroras’ dynamics.

Meanwhile, the photos taken by the Hubble is a part of the three year observation of Cassini and the Hubble. The two spacecrafts have already taken photographs of Saturn’s 360 degree view of northern pole and its southern Pole auroras, according to the NASA officials.

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