Saturn set to put on a rare show for stargazers this month, experts say

It has baffled minds as great as Galileo's, inspired composers and fuelled sci-fi fantasies, but while Saturn will be on show all this month, will anyone be watching?

- Nicola Davis

The ringed gas giant will be highly visible in the night sky, reaching its brightest on 21 September when Earth will sit directly between Saturn and the sun - a configuration known as opposition.

What's more, the planet will have an unusual appearance, with its rings nearly edge-on as seen from Earth after an event known as a "ring crossing" that happens every 15 years or so when the planet is at equinox.