Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Normally, earth-bound astronomers view Saturn's spectacular ring system fully illuminated by reflected sunlight. However, this intriguing picture was made to take advantage of an unusual orientation , with the Sun actually illuminating the rings from below. The three bright ring features are visible because the rings themselves are not solid. The picture is a false-color composite based on Hubble Space Telescope images recorded in November of 1995.
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