APOD: 2019 September 20 - Saturn at Night

Good R.E.D. Friday Maj William W. 'Bill' Price and I was struck by this photo of Saturn in the dark... We never seem to see it in this low light... There is no direct comparison in video form, but I did find a video that is quite close and there is a great verbal explanation of particular features of the Planet Saturn... It is 10-minutes long, so if one doesn't choose to watch the video, that is okay. However if you do, please watch it full screen on the largest screen available to you for maximum enjoyment... https://youtu.be/GFMh1l3vr4E



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Saving this one to show my grand kids. Good RED Friday Maj William W. 'Bill' Price

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Thank you, my friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for Friday, September 20, 2019 entitled "Saturn at Night."
Image: Saturn at Night - Image Credit - NASA, JPL-Caltech, Space Science Institute, Mindaugas Macijauskas
"Explanation: Still 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."
Thank you, my friend Maj Marty Hogan for mentioning me.