Blue skies on a golden planet, and two of our solar system's greatest extremes – Saturn is a planet of contrasts and surprises. This image, one of 77 photographs that appeared in Otherworlds: Visions ...

There will be six planets visible this time around, including Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus. The six planets are visible now, and will remain so until late February.

The photo shows the progression of the moon moving in front of Saturn and masking the planet and its rings from Earth's view. The ringed planet disappears behind the unilluminated part of the moon ...