I have a question about this Cassini Saturn image., This may be a remedial question, and for that I apologize. Options

[Phil Harwell]

Hello, I’m new here. This may not be a productive question, but it’s been nagging me for a while.

After a life of ignorance and doubt, I have re-embraced my love for all things space-related recently. I started by looking at Cassini images. I came across this image, which looks great, but then I remembered that Saturn’s rings are only one kilometer thick. The thought occurred to me: if the rings are that thin, how in the universe are they visible from this far away? I don’t remember the distance, but it’s millions of kilometers away, so I would think they wouldn’t be visible from that distance, unless you’re seeing them at an angle.

I’m sure this is a simple answer, but I’m not knowledgeable enough. Thanks for allowing me to join the forum, and thanks for taking my question.