**Astronomy Picture of the Day**

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2026-06-16T04:08:58Z

Astronomy Picture of the Day

16 June 2026

Moons, Rings, Shadows, Clouds: Saturn (Cassini)

Image: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2606/SaturnRingsMoons_Cassini_960.jpg

Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, Space Science Institute

Explanation: While cruising around Saturn, be on the lookout for picturesque arrangements of moons, rings, and shadows. One such striking sight occurred in 2005 and was captured by the then Saturn-orbiting Cassini spacecraft. In the featured image, moons Mimas (left) and Tethys (right) are visible on either side of Saturn's thin rings , which are seen nearly edge-on. Across the top of Saturn are dark shadows of the wide rings, exhibiting their impressive complexity. The violet-light image brings up the texture of the backdrop: Saturn's clouds . Cassini orbited Saturn from 2004 until mid-2017, when the robotic spacecraft was directed to dive into Saturn to keep it from contaminating any moons .

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