The dark side of Saturn.... Whoa...

Post by **Turbine** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 8:53 pm

Cassini snaps photos of Saturn's dark side...

[lvlshot]http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/162056main_PIA08329.jpg[/lvlshot]

You see that little pale Blue dot in the high-rez image.
Thats our home. And what you are standing on now.

Post by **Jeims** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 8:55 pm

What ? What is Saturn ? Pluto u mean , ROFL

Post by **Doombrain** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 8:58 pm

cool. new desktop

Post by **Turbine** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 9:08 pm

Jeims wrote:What ? What is Saturn ? Pluto u mean , ROFL

Bad form man. :icon13:

That is Saturn. :icon25:

Post by **Doombrain** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 9:08 pm

spamming alt

Post by **Turbine** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 9:09 pm

whose?

Post by **seremtan** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 9:10 pm

i can't wait to see the dark side of uranus

Post by **Doombrain** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 9:11 pm

Turbine wrote:whose?

who do you think, idiot. me, you or the prick with 13 posts?

Post by **TOVE** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 7:13 am

What is the name of our second moon?...

Post by **Turbine** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 3:55 pm

Cruithne, also known as asteroid 3753, or 1986 TO, or "Earth's second moon"

Post by **MKJ** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 4:01 pm

you ruined the joke.

Post by **Underpants?** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 4:12 pm

am I the only one who's hopes of reading all about Saturn's exploits with sedated, large-breasted trans-Dutchuals were abruptly shattered upon opening this thread?

Post by **feedback** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 5:26 pm

nope I was hoping for that too

Post by **GONNAFISTYA** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 5:37 pm

Underpants? wrote:am I the only one who's hopes of reading all about Saturn's exploits with sedated, large-breasted trans-Dutchuals were abruptly shattered upon opening this thread?

No. :icon33:

Post by **R00k** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 5:44 pm

Underpants? wrote:am I the only one who's hopes of reading all about Saturn's exploits with sedated, large-breasted trans-Dutchuals were abruptly shattered upon opening this thread?

Nope. Or at least a trip to Vegas or something. What a gyp.

Thread does not deliver.

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 7:11 pm

i remember seeing those pics before, or similar ones, and the same thought popped into my head:

they don't look very real. The curves and lighting are too perfect.

What kind of technique was used to produce these images?

Post by **R00k** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 7:27 pm

They've done a lot of post-production work, enhancing the colors and such. I believe it's common with telescopic astronomy photos.

They talk about the process they used here:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassi ... 08329.html

Post by **[xeno]Julios** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 10:09 pm

ah thanks man

Post by **R00k** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 1:57 am

np :icon14:

Post by **saturn** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 1:59 am

Underpants? wrote:am I the only one who's hopes of reading all about Saturn's exploits with sedated, large-breasted trans-Dutchuals were abruptly shattered upon opening this thread?

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 2:07 am

Doombrain wrote:cool. new desktop

Post by **tnf** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 2:14 am

R00k wrote:They've done a lot of post-production work, enhancing the colors and such. I believe it's common with telescopic astronomy photos.

They talk about the process they used here:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassi ... 08329.html

Yes, colors are always enhanced in those amazing deep space shots.

People who think that they will see any colors when they point their own telescopes at things like the Orion nebula are in for a bit of a disappointment when they see a gray hazy cloud.

Post by **Dr_Watson** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 4:36 am

here's visible light photos:

[lvlshot]http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/jpegMod/PIA08328_modest.jpg[/lvlshot]

[lvlshot]http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/jpegMod/PIA08321_modest.jpg[/lvlshot]

Post by **Captain** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 4:59 am

Beautiful.

Post by JB » Wed Nov 15, 2006 8:31 am

Unrequited beauty