A Saturn eclipse

(from skytonight.com via raw story...)

On September 15th, the Saturn orbiter [NASA's Cassini spacecraft] found itself in a rare position — deep within a Saturnian eclipse. For about 12 hours the craft observed the ringed world from within the planet's shadow. In the unique image at right, the Sun is directly behind Saturn and the rings shine in scattered, rather than reflected, light. From this point of view small particles in the rings appear especially bright, much the way that cobwebs look brighter when lit from behind.

is that cool or what...?

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