2019 December 29 - Cassini Spacecraft Crosses Saturn's Ring Plane
Channel: APOD Podcast
Date: 2019-12-29

In today's image, we see a view of Saturn taken from the Cassini spacecraft. We can see how thin the rings are as they nearly disappear when looked at edge-on. These were first seen (but not correctly identified) by Galileo back in the early 1600s.

You can access the image and website directly at: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap191229.html.