Seattle Photographer Daniel Sheehan

If you are a big of a fan of photographs from outer space as I am you should follow this link to the Boston Globe’s web blog “The Big Picture”
Here is a brief excerpt……”NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is now a nearly a year into its extended mission, called Cassini Equinox (after its initial 4-year mission ended in June, 2008). The spacecraft continues to operate in good health, returning amazing images of Saturn, its ring system and moons, and providing new information and science on a regular basis. The mission’s name, “Equinox” comes from the upcoming Saturnian equinox in August, 2009, when its equator (and rings) will point directly toward the Sun.

The mission’s name, “Equinox” comes from the upcoming Saturnian equinox in August, 2009, when its equator (and rings) will point directly toward the Sun. Go to the Big picture and see the rest of the 24 photos they have posted there.