MediaSaturn at NightStill bright in planet Earth's night skies, good telescopic views of Saturn 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.
September 20, 2019
via NASA
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