... In modern times, the robot Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn now also crosses Saturn's ring plane. ... Saturn's thin ring plane appears in blue, bands and clouds in Saturn's upper atmosphere appear in gold. ...
... Next, the rings themselves appear dark when silhouetted against Saturn, but quite bright when viewed away from Saturn, slightly scattering sunlight, in this exaggerated color image . ...
... 2006 January 28 . Saturn in the Hive . Credit Copyright: Jimmy Westlake ( Colorado Mountain College ) . ... Explanation: If you can find Saturn in tonight's sky, then you can also find M44 , popularly known as the Beehive star cluster. ...
... Next, the rings themselves appear dark when silhouetted against Saturn, but quite bright when viewed away from Saturn and slightly scattering sunlight, in the above exaggerated color image . ...
... Next, the rings themselves appear dark when silhouetted against Saturn, but quite bright when viewed away from Saturn, slightly scattering sunlight, in this exaggerated color image . ...
... For the previous 15 years, the southern side of Saturn and its rings were directly illuminated, but since Saturn's equinox in August, the orientation has reversed. ...