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Title: Stunning Picture of Encelaudus - moon of Saturn
Post by: Bromptonboy on February 06, 2012, 02:32:50 PM
You have to see this pic to believe it.  Make sure you enlarge the image at the link.  Stunning!

http://www.planetary.org/blog/article/00003360/ (http://www.planetary.org/blog/article/00003360/)
Title: Re: Stunning Picture of Encelaudus - moon of Saturn
Post by: QuadShot on February 06, 2012, 02:36:09 PM
That is Fracking amazing! Almost doesn't look real...
Title: Re: Stunning Picture of Encelaudus - moon of Saturn
Post by: sheldor on February 06, 2012, 03:05:59 PM
I don't see no black obelisks!!!
Title: Re: Stunning Picture of Encelaudus - moon of Saturn
Post by: Rico on February 06, 2012, 03:21:54 PM
Awesome!
Title: Re: Stunning Picture of Encelaudus - moon of Saturn
Post by: Bromptonboy on February 06, 2012, 03:28:43 PM
Quote from: sheldor on February 06, 2012, 03:05:59 PM
I don't see no black obelisks!!!
Open the pod door HAL...
Title: Re: Stunning Picture of Encelaudus - moon of Saturn
Post by: turtlesrock on February 06, 2012, 07:05:01 PM
WHAAAA!!!!!!!!
THAT'S AMAZING! :O
Title: Re: Stunning Picture of Encelaudus - moon of Saturn
Post by: ricdude on February 06, 2012, 07:26:18 PM
That's an amazing picture.  The backlighting effect is pretty darned cool, too.

I've started a habit of checking NASA's Astronomy Picture Of The Day, and one of my favourites is another Cassini picture of Saturn in eclipse: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap061016.html (http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap061016.html)  If you look carefully towards the left, you can just make out Earth in one of the bigger gaps between the rings.

Good stuf!
Title: Re: Stunning Picture of Encelaudus - moon of Saturn
Post by: Bromptonboy on February 07, 2012, 02:46:16 AM
Quote from: ricdude on February 06, 2012, 07:26:18 PM
That's an amazing picture.  The backlighting effect is pretty darned cool, too.

I've started a habit of checking NASA's Astronomy Picture Of The Day, and one of my favourites is another Cassini picture of Saturn in eclipse: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap061016.html (http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap061016.html)  If you look carefully towards the left, you can just make out Earth in one of the bigger gaps between the rings.

Good stuf!

That is also amazing looking!
Title: Re: Stunning Picture of Encelaudus - moon of Saturn
Post by: Hal2001 on February 07, 2012, 05:56:32 AM
NASA does have some great pictures.  No Photoshop ether, just color enhancements.  To add to the 2001 comments, "My god, it's full of stars!" 
Title: Re: Stunning Picture of Encelaudus - moon of Saturn
Post by: Geekyfanboy on August 21, 2012, 05:40:34 PM
Love this stuff.. can never get enough.