Astronomy Picture of the Day

   [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our
      fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation
                    written by a professional astronomer.

                                 2019 July 7
    [2]See Explanation. Clicking on the picture will download the highest
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                               Crescent Saturn
       Image Credit: [3]NASA, [4]ESA, [5]SSI, [6]Cassini Imaging Team

   Explanation: Saturn never shows a crescent phase -- from Earth. But
   when viewed from beyond, the [7]majestic giant planet can show an
   unfamiliar diminutive sliver. This [8]image of crescent Saturn in
   natural color was taken by the robotic [9]Cassini spacecraft in 2007.
   The featured image captures [10]Saturn's majestic rings from the side
   of the ring plane opposite the Sun -- the [11]unilluminated side --
   another vista not visible from Earth. Pictured are many of [12]Saturn's
   photogenic wonders, including the [13]subtle colors of [14]cloud bands,
   the complex shadows of the rings on the planet, and the [15]shadow of
   the planet on the rings. A careful eye will find the moons [16]Mimas (2
   o'clock) and [17]Janus (4 o'clock), but the real challenge is to find
   [18]Pandora (8 o'clock). Saturn is now nearly [19]opposite from the Sun
   in the Earth's sky and so [20]can be seen in the evening starting just
   after sunset for the rest of the night.

                Tomorrow's picture: galactic center in radio
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    Authors & editors: [32]Robert Nemiroff ([33]MTU) & [34]Jerry Bonnell
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   6. http://ciclops.org/ir_index_main/Cassini
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   8. https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA08388
   9. https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/cassini/overview/
  10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rings_of_Saturn
  11. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap121222.html
  12. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn
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