Dawn - May 11 by Joseph Brimacombe on Flickr.

Crescent at Equinox by NASAJPL on Flickr.

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The Cassini spacecraft looks down and pictures Saturn wrapped in a pencil-thin shadow of the rings just days after the planet’s August 2009 equinox.

Big Hole Revealed in Infrared by NASAJPL on Flickr.

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The dark hole seen in the green cloud at the top of this image was likely carved out by multiple jets and blasts of radiation

Northern Swirl by NASAJPL on Flickr.

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A large cloud formation swirls through the high northern latitudes of Saturn near the top of this Cassini spacecraft image.

Assembly Line of Stars by NASAJPL on Flickr.

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This image, in the constellation of Vulpecula, shows an entire assembly line of newborn stars. The diffuse glow reveals the widespread cold reservoir of raw material that our Milky Way galaxy has in stock for building stars

Dione Sliding By Tethys by NASAJPL on Flickr.

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Saturn’s moon Dione passes by the moon Tethys in this Cassini spacecraft depiction of a “mutual event.” Mutual events occur when, from the vantage point of Cassini, one moon appears to pass close to or in front of another moon.

Cut by Saturn’s Shadow by NASAJPL on Flickr.

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Saturn’s rings, partially darkened by the planet’s shadow, cut a striking figure before Saturn’s largest moon, Titan.

Moon Shadow, Planet Shadow by NASAJPL on Flickr.

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Saturn’s moon Prometheus casts a narrow shadow on the rings near the much larger shadow cast by the planet in this Cassini spacecraft image taken about five months after Saturn’s August 2009 equinox.