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srobert

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bitfactory

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that is unbelievable... looking forward to the newer pictures coming in the next few weeks.
 

srobert

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jxyama said:
my goodness, that can't be real!!

It is! It's a "true color" image. The only enhancement they did was to brighten the 3 moons for better visibility.
 

mj_1903

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What amazes me the most is the sheer scale of that planet. The shadow it is casting on its rings is enormous. Of course, the low temperatures are also going to be spectacularly low in that shadow.
 

whocares

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I prefer it like this. You get more of an idea of the inclination of its (hers?) rotation axis.
 

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Mr. Anderson

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Nov 1, 2001
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Well, since Saturn is a gas giant, there really isn't any real estate there, to speak of..... you'd be better off on Titan - get great views too :D

Imagine Saturn on the horizon.....

D
 

Mr. Anderson

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michaelrjohnson said:
yes... that's amazing...

i love images from our space telescopes (view some hubble galleries... it's amazing)

actually that shot is from the Cassini probe...and its getting closer to Saturn, so we'll be getting even better shots soon enough.

D
 

Sedulous

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You'll probably find a number of cool images you've seen elsewhere, only the archive explains them and usually offers good sizes.
 
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