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The coolest pics you will see today
2005-02-10, 6:45 AM #1
Saturn is blue :eek:

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,12202144-38198,00.html

[http://www.sporksrule.com/saturn.jpg]

[http://www.sporksrule.com/saturn3.jpg]

[http://www.sporksrule.com/saturn2.jpg]
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2005-02-10, 6:48 AM #2
Okay, THAT is cool. Why is science fiction never as cool as this?
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2005-02-10, 6:50 AM #3
ooh. Saturn is pretty.
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2005-02-10, 6:55 AM #4
psssh. old newz. Ishi posted this in #massassi like...5 hours ago.

[09:32:59] <Ishi> http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/jpeg/PIA06177.jpg
[09:33:35] <Ishi> http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/jpeg/PIA06142.jpg Those are so awesome...
[09:33:54] <Ishi> Its Saturn's northern hemisphere... and its blue. (Just in case you didnt notice)
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2005-02-10, 7:05 AM #5
Woah that's a nice one, Maevie, adding that to the first post :p
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2005-02-10, 7:09 AM #6
*tips hat*

glad to be of service
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2005-02-10, 7:37 AM #7
Wow, that is so insanely cool.
2005-02-10, 3:15 PM #8
:D :eek: :o Awesomeness!
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2005-02-10, 3:35 PM #9
I could MSPaint it.
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2005-02-10, 3:37 PM #10
OMQ! Too much CG!!!one
wait... ;)
2005-02-10, 3:42 PM #11
So I still don't understand -- why the hell did we think it was orange-y before?
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2005-02-10, 4:42 PM #12
Damn, now they have to edit the intro and re-release every star trek: TNG episode ever made.
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2005-02-10, 4:42 PM #13
and there's the nerd we've been waiting for this whole thread! :p
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2005-02-10, 5:26 PM #14
Wow. I can't believe they actually took a photograph that wasn't gray and blurry.
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2005-02-10, 5:34 PM #15
I don't understand wtf I'm looking at, but ok.
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2005-02-10, 6:20 PM #16
Quote:
Originally posted by Freelancer
I don't understand wtf I'm looking at, but ok.


Saturn :p
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2005-02-10, 6:28 PM #17
That is really pretty.
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2005-02-10, 6:29 PM #18
I see nothing that looks like a planet.. A few blue streaks.. that's it.
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2005-02-10, 6:40 PM #19
See how the last blue line at the top right of the first two pictures are curved? That's the edge of the planet.
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2005-02-10, 9:06 PM #20
I didnt know what I was looking at either...until I read up on it. Its the northern hemisphere with Mimas orbiting in the bottom left. The black streaks (this is the really awesome part) are shadows casted from the planets rings. Please remember Saturn is huge (like 755 times larger than Earth) and the image was still taken at quite a long distance, so the quality may seem pretty good, but as Cassini-Huygens get closer, more stunning images are sure to ensue.

[url]www.nasa.gov[/url]
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2005-02-10, 9:27 PM #21
I want Uber sized images that I can resize for desktops. Those are seriously awesome.
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2005-02-11, 2:20 PM #22
Quote:
Originally posted by phoenix_9286
I want Uber sized images that I can resize for desktops. Those are seriously awesome.


It seems that the pics here are as big as we can get. :(
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2005-02-11, 2:50 PM #23
Quote:
The imaging experts then adjusted the colours to match what the scene would look like in natural colour.


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2005-02-11, 2:54 PM #24
Quote:
Originally posted by Gebohq
So I still don't understand -- why the hell did we think it was orange-y before?


My sentiments exactly. With all of the research that goes into astronomy, why are we just now figuring this out?
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2005-02-11, 3:02 PM #25
I demand answers!!!
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2005-02-11, 6:41 PM #26
Quote:
Saturn's northern hemisphere is presently a serene blue, more befitting of Uranus or Neptune, as seen in this natural color image from Cassini.

Light rays here travel a much longer path through the relatively cloud-free upper atmosphere. Along this path, shorter wavelength blue light rays are scattered effectively by gases in the atmosphere, and it is this scattered light that gives the region its blue appearance. Why the upper atmosphere in the northern hemisphere is so cloud-free is not known, but may be related to colder temperatures brought on by the ring shadows cast there.


So I guess it's not always blue...
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2005-02-12, 9:37 AM #27
Quote:
Originally posted by Freelancer
I see nothing that looks like a planet.. A few blue streaks.. that's it.


Are you kidding? It's a picture of saturn but the whole planet is not in view. It's not that complicated Freelancer.
2005-02-12, 9:44 AM #28
Well... blue is the best color.
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2005-02-12, 11:41 AM #29
hawt.
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2005-02-12, 12:10 PM #30
Quote:
Originally posted by Bobbert006
It seems that the pics here are as big as we can get. :(


Click on "Full res JPEG" for a slightly better size.

2005-02-12, 12:23 PM #31
Quote:
Originally posted by DogSRoOL
Well... blue is the best color.


[http://photobucket.com/albums/v300/mavispoo/maeve/eyes.jpg]
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2005-02-12, 4:28 PM #32
maeve those must have been photoshopped u just dont get real eyes that pretty. :eek:
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2005-02-12, 4:41 PM #33
Damn, that is really awesome.
2005-02-12, 5:04 PM #34
trying to get back on my good side? :p

no, they're my real eyes. I actually think the pic's a bit dodgy, the way it's lit makes my eyes look really downslanted
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2005-02-12, 6:00 PM #35
Quote:
Originally posted by The_Mega_ZZTer
Click on "Full res JPEG" for a slightly better size.


Yeah, but still not omqhuge sized. I want omqhuge sized images.
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2005-02-12, 8:16 PM #36
Quote:
Originally posted by maevie
(eye pic)


I'm waiting for them to move.
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2005-02-12, 8:18 PM #37
Quote:
Originally posted by maevie
[http://photobucket.com/albums/v300/mavispoo/maeve/eyes.jpg]
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