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Originally Posted by glend
On the 15th of Sept, at about 9:54pm AEST, Cassini will burn up in Saturn's atmosphere. With it oriented to transmit to Australia till the end, it might be visible as it flares out in the atmosphere. Does anyone plan to view or image this one time event? All you planetary imagers get ready. Hopefully Hubble is watching.  |
i will be ready and waiting. this presents a very unique opportunity which has not been witnessed with modern cameras by amateurs. my hypothesis is that the flash will be too dim, but i don't intend to let my hypothesis go untested.