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Posted on 06/16/2026 1:11:31 PM PDT by MtnClimber
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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Would have been nice to see pictures of the surface of Saturn when that probe went down into it ...
Slide.... Occulation of Venus by the Moon tomorrow June 17, 2026.
U.S. Viewing time at bottom link.
From Spaceweather.com 6/16/2026
For the first time in 11 years, the crescent Moon will pass in front of Venus in broad daylight over the USA. The bright planet will disappear behind the Moon's dark edge and reappear about an hour later.
Can you really see this during the day? You can! Scan the blue sky with binoculars until you find the Moon's pale crescent. Once located, you'll discover both the Moon and Venus are surprisingly easy to see with the naked eye. A smartphone camera zoomed and pointed in the right direction will have no trouble recording the scene.
Warning: DO NOT point your optics at the sun. Standing in the shadows is a good way to avoid this blinding mistake.
https://spaceweather.com/images2026/15jun26/timetable_big.jpg
Wow.
Cool.
Thanks for the link and writeup.
Thank you Pete. Unfortunately it’s going to be a stormy day here tomorrow.
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