Posted on 10/12/2006 3:19:57 PM PDT by Names Ash Housewares
NASA finds Saturn's moons may be creating new rings NASA/JPL NEWS RELEASE Posted: October 11, 2006
Cassini scientists are on the trail of the missing moons of Saturn. A recent observation by the spacecraft leads them to believe that they will find the moons near newly discovered rings around the planet.
With giant Saturn hanging in the blackness and sheltering Cassini from the sun's blinding glare, the spacecraft viewed the rings as never before, revealing previously unknown faint rings and even glimpsing its home world. This marvelous panoramic view was created by combining a total of 165 images taken by the Cassini. Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
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Beautiful pic.
Oh...and ...Thanks for sharing the full image!
Ohhhh! Thanks lysie! Awesome!
what is the bright spot near the bottom??
I have it as my background, too!
Shhhhhhhh, I'm in awwwwwwwwe.
You are welcome. Beautiful..absolutely beautiful.
If it's made with real images, and doesn't split with reality at any point, I consider it a valid photograph. Just think of it as having an unusual exposure time, and a computer-assisted lens.
When I do a mulit-shot panoramic sometimes I have to edit out things, like when someone moves from shot to shot - welding the source photos into one picture creates artifacts. I consider this a step back from a photo, more of a mosaic. But if no content editing needed to be done, I'll call it a panoramic photo.
Yossarian
panoramic photographer since 1996
Oooohhh ... a new ring.
> Just think of it as having an unusual exposure time, and a computer-assisted lens.
This is it with less contrast.
http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/jpeg/PIA08329.jpg
But I like being in the same picture twice.
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