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eppur_se_muova

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2. In one of those images, Saturn's dark side is illuminated by "ringshine" ...

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Sat Sep 16, 2017, 10:30 AM

Sep 2017

i.e., sunlight reflected off the rings. Like moonshine from a moon smeared across the sky, one that never appears to rise or set.

Of course, it's not clear whether that was in IR, UV, or visible light ...

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Cassini last images of Saturn from NASA and Reuters [View all] turbinetree Sep 2017 OP

Major Wowness Bayard Sep 2017 #1

In one of those images, Saturn's dark side is illuminated by "ringshine" ... eppur_se_muova Sep 2017 #2

It is truly amazing how Stanley Kubrick got the gas giants... yallerdawg Sep 2017 #3