Thankful for Saturn

I'm thankful for a lot of things in life -- though appreciative might be a better word -- but if I had to assess a list of astronomical gifts, then Saturn would be very high on that list. This ridiculously gaudy bauble of the solar system never ceases to amaze me, filling my sciencey brain with wonder as it overwhelms my artsy brain with beauty. So just to get you kickstarted for Thanksgiving, here are three portraits of Saturn for which we can all be grateful. Up first: Rings and shadows. This ...