What Earth would look like with Saturn's rings
Saturn's seven rings, made of ice and rock, are the biggest and brightest in our solar system.
As Ron Miller discovered, they also look super cool surrounding planet Earth.
Miller looked at calculations from the book "Saturn and its Systems" published in 1865, to map how the rings would appear from every latitude on Earth.
The rings would likely circle the Earth's equator, since the planet's rotation creates a massive bulge there. So people living in Quito, Ecuador, would see the rings as a thin slice of light in the night sky.
Further north in Polynesia on the Tropic of Capricorn, the rings hang at a stunning angle. The hole in the center is made by Earth's shadow.
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Because the rings neither rise nor set, like the sun or moon, people in Nome, Alaska, would be treated to this constant view of the rings peaking above the horizon.
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Miller digitally painted the rings over stock photos, and retouched heavily so they appeared to be taken at night when the contrast is greatest. The shot above depicts the rings partially blocked by the sun during an equinox.
According to Miller, the presence of rings on Earth would cast light on the moon, rendering it brighter, and "[make] our skies a lot prettier."
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