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Title: Cassini at Saturn
Post by: Uncle Mort on October 10, 2007, 01:16:50 PM
For the past three years the space probe Cassini has been orbiting Saturn and sending back data and some of the most amazing images of the planet, it's rings and the moons. The pity is they hardly ever get seen in the mainstream press.

Go here (http://ciclops.org/index.php?flash=1) and see the latest image of Iapetus for example.

Watch this and be inspired:

TED talks (Carolyn Porco)  (http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/178)
Title: Re: Cassini at Saturn
Post by: Darwins Selection on October 10, 2007, 01:19:38 PM
Have they sent a probe to Uranus yet?


Somebody had to ask
Title: Re: Cassini at Saturn
Post by: Uncle Mort on October 10, 2007, 01:25:02 PM
 ::)

Voyager 2 - 1986
Title: Re: Cassini at Saturn
Post by: Berek on October 10, 2007, 02:02:33 PM
Hey Unc , did you get the Times on Sunday ? They had a great supplement with some good photos AND  dvd of the BBC Planets series. It included 4 whole programmes from the series 200mins long !! excellent.
Title: Re: Cassini at Saturn
Post by: Uncle Mort on October 10, 2007, 02:04:50 PM
No! and as Wenchy would put it  sad24:
Title: Re: Cassini at Saturn
Post by: Berek on October 10, 2007, 02:40:01 PM
FOUR QUID !!!

I'll have to put my copy on  rubschin:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/THE-PLANETS-BBC-4-EPISODES-DVD_W0QQitemZ330173807665QQihZ014QQcategoryZ2288QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Title: Re: Cassini at Saturn
Post by: Uncle Mort on October 12, 2007, 11:27:13 AM

(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.postimage.org%2FPqc0bg0.jpg&hash=f550e1a70802e8430690480a221f9220c6af0c3c) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Pqc0bg0)




(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.postimage.org%2FaVTB55J.jpg&hash=46d1dcecc9adc46766c67060fbeb744af354135e) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aVTB55J)




(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.postimage.org%2FaVTBmyJ.jpg&hash=a00b313191ee0f63f428b022a352fc703d2593bb) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aVTBmyJ)
Title: Re: Cassini at Saturn
Post by: Darwins Selection on October 12, 2007, 01:46:33 PM
Quote from: Uncle Mort on October 12, 2007, 11:27:13 AM
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.postimage.org%2FaVTBmyJ.jpg&hash=a00b313191ee0f63f428b022a352fc703d2593bb) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aVTBmyJ)

The force is strong in this one
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fen%2Ff%2Ff9%2FDeath_star1.png&hash=2aecadc588cf089bfa3a90db16538a5acd0a4bb3)
Title: Re: Cassini at Saturn
Post by: Berek on October 20, 2007, 10:34:24 AM
cracking pic..


(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.postimage.org%2FaV1_CwY0.jpg&hash=0563f7779b12c2713608c57ac3e05d3e3641d7c0) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aV1_CwY0)
Title: Re: Cassini at Saturn
Post by: Snoopy on October 20, 2007, 11:02:02 AM
Quote from: Berek on October 20, 2007, 10:34:24 AM
cracking pic..


(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.postimage.org%2FaV1_CwY0.jpg&hash=0563f7779b12c2713608c57ac3e05d3e3641d7c0) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aV1_CwY0)



Looks a lot like Wenchy's honeycomb.
Title: Re: Cassini at Saturn
Post by: Darwins Selection on October 20, 2007, 11:48:57 AM
Quote from: Berek on October 20, 2007, 10:34:24 AM
cracking pic..


(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.postimage.org%2FaV1_CwY0.jpg&hash=0563f7779b12c2713608c57ac3e05d3e3641d7c0) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aV1_CwY0)


Spectacular isn't it?

I suppose we will now have another rash of people spotting images of alien footprints, faces, vehicles, leisure centres etc.. ::)
Title: Re: Cassini at Saturn
Post by: Snoopy on October 20, 2007, 11:53:26 AM
If you blow it up big enough I'm sure that's Elvis waving ~ look up at the top left corner.
Title: Re: Cassini at Saturn
Post by: Uncle Mort on October 22, 2007, 07:42:37 AM

(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.postimage.org%2FaVgkgki.jpg&hash=8eb7ec496b744f16a2f938eaac3818b8c8dc3243) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aVgkgki)
Title: Re: Cassini at Saturn
Post by: Uncle Mort on November 08, 2007, 09:02:45 PM

(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.postimage.org%2FPq11Dt49.jpg&hash=f762a4fb5b5be4e335d85fc2f1ebccfc6bd292c3) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Pq11Dt49)
Title: Re: Cassini at Saturn
Post by: Darwins Selection on November 09, 2007, 09:12:47 AM
Quote from: Uncle Mort on November 08, 2007, 09:02:45 PM

(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.postimage.org%2FPq11Dt49.jpg&hash=f762a4fb5b5be4e335d85fc2f1ebccfc6bd292c3) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Pq11Dt49)


So much for 'advanced alien technology' they can't even get the rings on straight. ::)


More great pictures though Mort
Title: Re: Cassini at Saturn
Post by: Uncle Mort on April 11, 2008, 01:40:19 PM
Enceladus Transits Rhea
 (http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/videos/movies/PIA08350_full_movie_movie.mov)

The bright crescent of Saturn's moon Enceladus slides past distant Rhea in this mutual event, or occultation, movie from Cassini.

The movie was created from 40 original images taken over the course of about 20 minutes as the spacecraft's narrow angle camera remained pointed toward Enceladus. Additional frames were inserted between the 40 Cassini images to smooth the appearance of the moons' movement--a scheme called interpolation.

As Enceladus (505 kilometers, or 314 miles across) approaches Rhea (1,528 kilometers, or 949 miles across), the shadow of Saturn can be seen, projected onto the unlit side of its incredible rings.

Title: Re: Cassini at Saturn
Post by: Darwins Selection on April 11, 2008, 01:49:32 PM
Quote from: Uncle Mort on April 11, 2008, 01:40:19 PM
Enceladus Transits Rhea
 (http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/videos/movies/PIA08350_full_movie_movie.mov)

The bright crescent of Saturn's moon Enceladus slides past distant Rhea in this mutual event, or occultation, movie from Cassini.

The movie was created from 40 original images taken over the course of about 20 minutes as the spacecraft's narrow angle camera remained pointed toward Enceladus. Additional frames were inserted between the 40 Cassini images to smooth the appearance of the moons' movement--a scheme called interpolation.

As Enceladus (505 kilometers, or 314 miles across) approaches Rhea (1,528 kilometers, or 949 miles across), the shadow of Saturn can be seen, projected onto the unlit side of its incredible rings.



 happ096

It also reminded me to cut my toenails.