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Saturn visible to naked eye: The Astrophiles are excited as a ‘save the date’ worthy event is ahead on the calendar for them. Saturn will be reportedly visible to the naked eye on the nights of August 26 and 27, and space lovers are over the moon to watch the ringed planet pass by. The phenomenon will take place due to the positions of the planets and the Sun. The Earth will be in the middle of the Sun and Saturn, due to which the giant planet will be 65 million km closer to the Earth in comparison to its normal distance. The phenomenon is called the Opposition of Saturn and the planet will be visible on the southeastern horizon. A video explaining the phenomenon surfaced online and went viral as people are eagerly waiting for the cosmic event.

The video was shared on the Instagram handle ‘The Secrets Of The Universe’. The post was captioned, “Saturn to make its closest approach to Earth!”

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The video explained the upcoming cosmic event in detail. It asked the viewers to keep an eye on the sky on the nights of August 26 and 27. The video then proceeded to explain the reason why the ringed planet will be visible to the naked eye on the said dates.

The video went viral as space enthusiasts found the event exciting. The comment box of the post was flooded with names of countries and cities as netizens inquired if the planet will be visible from their respective regions. The video was posted a few days back and has pulled 526K likes from the viewers.

Taking to the comment section, the people shared their excitement for the upcoming event. “Please remind us again on 25\26st,” a user said. “S23U users can flex their camera once again,” added a second user. “'ll pass coz I'm sure the weather of my area is going to be bad as it has always been whenever there is a space event happening,” commented a third netizen. “What part of the earth will be able to see it tho, I am from India, would it be visible for India,” asked another curious person. “Are these times for everyone? No matter where we are on the planet?” asked a fifth viewer. “Will it be visible in South Africa? Johannesburg to be exact,” commented a sixth. “I can't wait to see Saturn with my naked eyes. I hope it'll be visible in East Africa,” wrote a seventh. “Thank you for this! I can’t wait to see it!” said another.

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In a separate event, a zoomed-in video of the ringed planet went viral on social media and left netizens awestruck.