Astronomy
Looking at this picture just blew me away. It is so simple, yet is able to reveal Saturn's unique shape immediately.
The picture was taken by the Cassini spacecraft, currently orbiting Saturn, on February 13, 2010, with the sun located behind Saturn. Saturn's outline is created by scattered sunlight passing through Saturn's upper atmosphere. Some of this light is eventually captured by the cameras aboard Cassini. Near the bottom of the picture, the rings are visible since the picture is taken with Cassini located above the plane of the rings.
- Happy Halloween From Cassini Spacecraft Team
Cassini spacecraft team has wished every one Happy Halloween. Cassini spacecraft would be flying to the moon of Saturn, Enceladus on Nov 2, 2009 . Cassini will go deep into the moon of Saturn....
- New Images Of Saturn By Cassini
The Cassini imaging team have released a set of never-before-seen images and movies of the Saturn system to coincide with the opening of a week-long celebration of the mission at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. Cassini has been orbiting Saturn since...
- Equinox On Saturn
About every 15 Earth years, Saturn?s experiences an equinox, much like Earth?s equinox. On Earth it occurs twice in Earth?s orbit?two times every Earth year?when the Sun lies in the Earth?s equatorial plane. As a result, the duration of day and night...
- Saturn's Vortex And Rings.
The Cassini spacecraft captures three magnificent sights at once: Saturn's north polar vortex and hexagon along with its expansive rings. The hexagon, which is wider than two Earths, owes its appearance to the jet stream that forms its perimeter....
- Saturn In A Moment Of Solar Eclipse.
This image taken by the Cassini spacecraft shows Saturn at the majestic moment of solar eclipse. The night side of Saturn is seen to be partly lit by light reflected from its own ring system. The rings themselves appear dark when silhouetted against...
Astronomy
Tracing Saturn
 |
| Image: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute |
Looking at this picture just blew me away. It is so simple, yet is able to reveal Saturn's unique shape immediately.
The picture was taken by the Cassini spacecraft, currently orbiting Saturn, on February 13, 2010, with the sun located behind Saturn. Saturn's outline is created by scattered sunlight passing through Saturn's upper atmosphere. Some of this light is eventually captured by the cameras aboard Cassini. Near the bottom of the picture, the rings are visible since the picture is taken with Cassini located above the plane of the rings.
- Happy Halloween From Cassini Spacecraft Team
Cassini spacecraft team has wished every one Happy Halloween. Cassini spacecraft would be flying to the moon of Saturn, Enceladus on Nov 2, 2009 . Cassini will go deep into the moon of Saturn....
- New Images Of Saturn By Cassini
The Cassini imaging team have released a set of never-before-seen images and movies of the Saturn system to coincide with the opening of a week-long celebration of the mission at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. Cassini has been orbiting Saturn since...
- Equinox On Saturn
About every 15 Earth years, Saturn?s experiences an equinox, much like Earth?s equinox. On Earth it occurs twice in Earth?s orbit?two times every Earth year?when the Sun lies in the Earth?s equatorial plane. As a result, the duration of day and night...
- Saturn's Vortex And Rings.
The Cassini spacecraft captures three magnificent sights at once: Saturn's north polar vortex and hexagon along with its expansive rings. The hexagon, which is wider than two Earths, owes its appearance to the jet stream that forms its perimeter....
- Saturn In A Moment Of Solar Eclipse.
This image taken by the Cassini spacecraft shows Saturn at the majestic moment of solar eclipse. The night side of Saturn is seen to be partly lit by light reflected from its own ring system. The rings themselves appear dark when silhouetted against...