Posted on 11/26/2022 12:28:23 PM PST by MtnClimber
Explanation: Saturn is still bright in planet Earth's night skies. Telescopic views of the distant gas giant and its beautiful rings often make it a star at star parties. But this stunning view of Saturn's rings and night side just isn't possible from telescopes closer to the Sun than the outer planet. They can only bring Saturn's day into view. In fact, this image of Saturn's slender sunlit crescent with night's shadow cast across its broad and complex ring system was captured by the Cassini spacecraft. A robot spacecraft from planet Earth, Cassini called Saturn orbit home for 13 years before it was directed to dive into the atmosphere of the gas giant on September 15, 2017. This magnificent mosaic is composed of frames recorded by Cassini's wide-angle camera only two days before its grand final plunge. Saturn's night will not be seen again until another spaceship from Earth calls.
If you look long enough at that photo, you will see stars. You just need your eyes to adjust to the lighting.
Nice photo, but let’s see you get it from the night side!
Titan, Rhea, Iapetus, Dione, Tethys, Enceladus, Mimas and Hyperion.
Where are they in the picture? you're gonna tell me a shot that close and that clear I'm not gonna see a single moon??
and i’m sorry, the reflection off the rings is not uniform enough from a light source that is 913 million miles away. the reflected light from the front side of the planet should be illuminating the front side ring, not shadowing it like shown. (1” of shadow on each side where the crescent meets the rings)
I have to disagree with you on a point- cell phone optics CAN and DO pic up stars. The older ones probably don’t, but the modern advanced optics in today’s models certainly do.
I’m new at posting pictures, but cut and paste link, and you’ll see it.
My IPhone 11Pro 10 second exposure, hand held.
Uranus at night......................
That is where the sun don’t shine.
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