by APOD Robot » Sat Nov 26, 2022 5:05 am
Saturn at Night
Explanation: Saturn is still bright in planet Earth's night skies. Telescopic views of the distant gas giant and its beautiful rings often make it a star at
star parties. But this stunning view of Saturn's rings and night side just isn't possible from telescopes closer to the Sun than the outer planet. They can only bring
Saturn's day into view. In fact, this image of Saturn's slender sunlit crescent with night's shadow cast across its broad and complex ring system was captured by the Cassini spacecraft. A robot spacecraft from planet Earth, Cassini called Saturn orbit home for 13 years before it was directed to dive into the atmosphere of the gas giant on September 15, 2017.
This magnificent mosaic is composed of frames recorded
by Cassini's wide-angle camera only two days before its
grand final plunge. Saturn's night will not be seen again until
another spaceship from Earth calls.
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