Astronomy Picture of the Day
March 12, 2012

Cosmic Clockwork
Cosmic Clockwork

Credits: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute - Credits for the additional process.: Elisabetta Bonora/Lunar Explorer Italia/IPF

And once again, Ladies and Gentlemen, a Mutual Event, in the Space of Saturn: this time, we see the Saturnian moon Tethys passing behind Dione, while both Celestial Bodies are in their crescent phase. The NASA - Cassini Spacecraft, on the other side, records everything that happens in front of its Electronic "Eyes", and quietly observes the dark peacefulness of the Cosmos.


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