Monday, October 23, 2006

APOD:Friday the 20th

When we look at the shadow of Saturn, we are able to see many new things.. First, the night side of Saturn is seen to be partly lit by light reflected from its own ring system. Saturn's rings light up so much that new rings were discovered, although they are hard to see in the above image. Visible in spectacular detail, however, is Saturn's E ring, the ring created by the newly discovered ice-fountains of the moon Enceladus, and the outermost ring visible above.

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