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ngcles

15-04-2009, 05:58 PM

Hi All,

Please see:

http://www.planetary.org:80/blog/article/00001909/

For some new images from Cassini of shadows cast on the now nearly edge-on rings by moons and also shadows cast by by the edges of the B-ring onto adjoining parts of the rings.

A lot of the accompanying explanation has a heaps of wow factor.

A serious eyepopper! Enjoy!

Best,

Les D

bloodhound31

15-04-2009, 06:21 PM

Ohhhh WOW! The picture of the shadows near the rim of the ring by the setting sun is just stunning. I am gobsmacked. What incredible beauty.

Should provide some scientific and geological isnsight too!

Baz.

Robert9

15-04-2009, 06:51 PM

That is just plain fantastic.
Robert

Quark

15-04-2009, 06:52 PM

Hi Les,
Since the arrival of Cassini at Saturn it has captured some truly amazing images of this ringed giant.

In celebration of Galileo bringing the telescope to bear on the heavens the Cassini Imaging Team have put together a set of their best images, available at the following link.
http://ciclops.org/view_event/108/In_Celebration_of_Galileo
These are simply breathtaking images, hope you enjoy them.
I just love Saturn.

Regards
Trevor

Baddad

15-04-2009, 06:54 PM

Hey ngcles, :)

Those views leave me speechless. Absolutly fascinating.

Cat Stevens' Moon Shadow, appropriate.

You dug up a good one there ngcles.

Cheers Marty

Inmykombi

15-04-2009, 08:42 PM

What a great era we live in. Those images are just jaw-dropping.

Thx for sharing them Les.D.

Geoffro.

jjjnettie

15-04-2009, 09:40 PM

Thanks Les.

astroron

15-04-2009, 10:34 PM

Great Pic's Les , it is also on APOD today:)
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
Saturn was great through the 16" tonight 305x mag absalutly fabulous:eyepop:

Jen

15-04-2009, 11:06 PM

:eyepop:
now thats a wow factor alright :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

StephenM

16-04-2009, 08:27 PM

Thanks for the links Les and Trevor. Breathtaking images indeed!

Cheers,
Stephen

erick

16-04-2009, 09:01 PM

Amazing stuff! Thanks gentlemen.

My favourites -

This moon shadow animation:- http://ciclops.org//view_media.php?id=27115

and "the blue dot" behind a dark Saturn:- http://ciclops.org//view_media.php?id=25521

I'm also a child of the Cat Stevens era - that song is on an LP not far from where I sit right now!