Cassini/Huygens Mission Update Thread Pt. 2

telfrow · Mar 11, 2006

Accented Vortex This interesting vortex in Saturn's atmosphere is surrounded by a halo of bright clouds that extend away toward the east and west. Storms like this one seem to be bright at all wavelengths at which Cassini observes them. The image was taken in visible light with the Cassini spacecraft narrow-angle camera on Jan. 24, 2006, at a distance of approximately 2.9 million kilometers (1.8 million miles) from Saturn. The image scale is 17 kilometers (11 miles) per pixel. Link <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will to strive, to seek, to find and not to yeild. - Tennyson </div>

rhodan · Mar 11, 2006

Thanks for the continuing updates telfrow! Some of these photographs are absolutely stunning. Cassini is really producing the goods.

thinice · Mar 11, 2006

Saturn's ring and satellite system are truly amazing, but the planet itself seems to be less picturesque than Jupiter.

rhodan · Mar 12, 2006

Agreed, Jupiters atmosphere is far more dramatic and colorful, still the interplay between Saturn, its rings and its moons offers something special too. Here's my favorite cassini pic of Jupiter (and Io) (1.1Mb).

telfrow · Mar 14, 2006

Raw Image: N00054947.jpg was taken on March 13, 2006 and received on Earth March 14, 2006. The camera was pointing toward SATURN at approximately 2,592,383 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the BL1 and CL2 filters. Link <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will to strive, to seek, to find and not to yeild. - Tennyson </div>

telfrow · Mar 15, 2006

Quick Passage Mimas briefly slipped in front of Tethys while the Cassini spacecraft looked on and captured the event in this series of images. The images were taken in visible light with the Cassini spacecraft narrow-angle camera on Feb. 11, 2006, at a distance of approximately 3.7 million kilometers (2.3 million miles) from Mimas and 4.1 million kilometers (2.5 million miles) from Tethys. Resolution in the original images was 22 kilometers (14 miles) per pixel on Mimas (397 kilometers, or 247 miles across) and 25 kilometers (16 miles) per pixel on Tethys (1,071 kilometers, or 665 miles across). The images have been magnified by a factor of two. Link <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will to strive, to seek, to find and not to yeild. - Tennyson </div>

telfrow · Mar 17, 2006

In Orbit with Rhea Shadow-striped Saturn and its exquisitely thin rings occupy the near-field view in this Cassini image, while a crescent moon Rhea hangs in the distance. A couple of bright pixels at the center of the image mark the location of the tiny moon Pan (26 kilometers, or 16 miles across). As Saturn's second-largest moon, Rhea is 1,528 kilometers wide (949 miles). The image was taken in visible light with the Cassini spacecraft narrow-angle camera on Feb. 3, 2006, at a distance of approximately 4.1 million kilometers (2.5 million miles) from Saturn and 4.6 million kilometers (2.9 million miles) from Rhea. The image scale is 28 kilometers (17 miles) per pixel on Rhea. Link <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will to strive, to seek, to find and not to yeild. - Tennyson </div>

telfrow · Mar 17, 2006

Raw Image W00014078.jpg was taken on March 16, 2006 and received on Earth March 17, 2006. The camera was pointing toward SATURN at approximately 1,978,734 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the MT2 and IRP90 filters. Link <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will to strive, to seek, to find and not to yeild. - Tennyson </div>

mattblack · Mar 19, 2006

FANTASTIC thead, guys. I'm loving it!! <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> One Percent of Federal Funding For Space: America CAN Afford it!! LEO is a Prison -- It's time for a JAILBREAK!! </div>

telfrow · Mar 21, 2006

Haze Layers on Titan This composite of 24 images from the Cassini spacecraft shows multiple layers in Titan's stratospheric haze. The most prominent layer is located about 500 kilometers (300 miles) above the surface and is seen at all latitudes, encircling the moon. The material in this layer is probably a condensed substance, possibly water ice. Several other layers are most apparent in the north polar hood (at top), but this view also shows some at other latitudes. The mechanisms that produce these layers are not understood, but waves in the atmosphere are thought to play a significant role. The images in this composite were taken over a period of 23 minutes. The images were processed to enhance fine detail and then were combined to create this view. North on Titan (5,150 kilometers, or 3,200 miles across) is up. The images were taken in visible light with the narrow-angle camera on Jan. 27, 2006 at a distance of approximately 2.3 million kilometers (1.4 million miles) from Titan and at a Sun-Titan-spacecraft, or phase, angle of 155 degrees. Image scale is 13 kilometers (8 miles) per pixel. Link <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will to strive, to seek, to find and not to yeild. - Tennyson </div>

telfrow · Mar 21, 2006

Cassini Flies by Titan, Studies Atmosphere Cassini focused on the atmosphere of Saturn's moon Titan during a March 18 flyby. This was the first time Cassini sent radio waves through Titan's atmosphere to antennas on Earth. This raw, or unprocessed, image was taken on March 19, 2006, and received on Earth March 19, 2006. Link <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will to strive, to seek, to find and not to yeild. - Tennyson </div>

telfrow · Mar 21, 2006

Science or Art? Raw image: N00055526.jpg was taken on March 20, 2006 and received on Earth March 20, 2006. The camera was pointing toward DAPHNIS, and the image was taken using the CL1 and CL2 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. Link <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will to strive, to seek, to find and not to yeild. - Tennyson </div>

telfrow · Mar 21, 2006

Raw Image; N00055523.jpg was taken on March 20, 2006 and received on Earth March 20, 2006. The camera was pointing toward DAPHNIS, and the image was taken using the CL1 and CL2 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. Link <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will to strive, to seek, to find and not to yeild. - Tennyson </div>

telfrow · Mar 22, 2006

Where's Saturn? The Cassini spacecraft captures three moons at once as they hurtle around Saturn. In the background, Saturn's night side covers the more distant portion of the rings, betraying the presence of the unseen giant. At left and right respectively, the two smaller moons are Epimetheus (116 kilometers, or 72 miles across) and Pandora (84 kilometers, or 52 miles across). Larger Mimas (397 kilometers, or 247 miles across) lies below. The image was taken in visible light with the Cassini spacecraft narrow-angle camera on Feb. 16, 2006, at a distance of approximately 3.3 million kilometers (2.1 million miles) from Saturn. The image scale is about 20 kilometers (12 miles) per pixel Link <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will to strive, to seek, to find and not to yeild. - Tennyson </div>

telfrow · Mar 22, 2006

Wow... Raw Image: N00055800.jpg was taken on March 21, 2006 and received on Earth March 22, 2006. The camera was pointing toward JANUS at approximately 723,778 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and CL2 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. Link <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will to strive, to seek, to find and not to yeild. - Tennyson </div>

telfrow · Mar 22, 2006

Raw Image: W00014307.jpg was taken on March 21, 2006 and received on Earth March 22, 2006. The camera was pointing toward RHEA at approximately 221,810 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and BL1 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. Link <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will to strive, to seek, to find and not to yeild. - Tennyson </div>

telfrow · Mar 22, 2006

Raw Image: N00055624.jpg was taken on March 21, 2006 and received on Earth March 22, 2006. The camera was pointing toward MIMAS at approximately 190,521 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and UV3 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. Link <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will to strive, to seek, to find and not to yeild. - Tennyson </div>

teije · Mar 23, 2006

Art... definitely art. The way sunlight is distorted in Titan's atmosphere and then that same sunlight blurs and distorts the rings. It reminds me of the sun setting in sea. Stunning. That is (one of) the most beautiful picture(s) i've seen from Cassini.

abq_farside · Mar 23, 2006

re: N00055624.jpg Now that is a great picture! Thanks for the continued posting in this thread. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Don't let who you are keep you from becoming who you want to be! </div>

telfrow · Mar 23, 2006

My pleasure. As someone who's spent the last thirty odd years taking photographs of my own, I'm simply amazed and awed by some of the images that are being produced my this mission. As I keep pointing out, IMO, it's as much art as it is science. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will to strive, to seek, to find and not to yeild. - Tennyson </div>

telfrow · Mar 23, 2006

And the photos are even more amazing when you consider the following, which shows the beating the front element one of the lenses is apparently taking... Link <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will to strive, to seek, to find and not to yeild. - Tennyson </div>

bad_drawing · Mar 24, 2006

"As I keep pointing out, IMO, it's as much art as it is science." No doubt about it! I've never seen a mission return such an incredible combination of science and beauty. Amazing. Keep it up! I love checking this thread for your newest finds, especially since I haven't had time to comb the raw images at the Cassini site in awhile.

telfrow · Mar 26, 2006

WOW! More evidence of the geyser? N00055963.jpg was taken on March 24, 2006 and received on Earth March 26, 2006. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will to strive, to seek, to find and not to yeild. - Tennyson </div>

telfrow · Mar 27, 2006

See this post by swampcat. Amazing! <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will to strive, to seek, to find and not to yeild. - Tennyson </div>

telfrow · Mar 27, 2006

Cassini's Best Maps of Jupiter (Cylindrical Map) Link <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will to strive, to seek, to find and not to yeild. - Tennyson </div>

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