... Credit: Cassini Imaging Team , ISS , JPL , ESA , NASA Explanation: The other side of Saturn's ring plane is now directly illuminated by the Sun. ... Pictured above last month, the robotic Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn has captured the giant planet and its majestic rings soon after equinox. ... As the rings continue to point nearly toward the Sun, only a thin shadow of Saturn's rings is visible across the center of the planet. ... Publications with keywords: Saturn - equinox - rings . ...