Towards the end of last year, a bright and new storm erupted in Saturn's northern hemisphere. It was nicknamed "the Serpent Storm" and the northern hemisphere disturbance is still going and now circles far around the planet. The Saturn-orbiting Cassini spacecraft has a great view of the storm. But this photo was taken on land in Buena Vista, Georgia. It is visible on land because the storm shows enough contrast with the banded cloud tops. The bright storm was first spotted in early December 2010 by amateur astronomers. The ringed gas giant rose in predawn skies and the astronomers continue to monitor the storm's progress.
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