Comments on: Animated Saturn!

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:15:58 +0000

Wish I could see it too. When I click on the link, it starts QuickTime, then says “stopped” immediately. Maybe one of my more recent updates “fixed” it for me.

By: The Centipede

The Centipede — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:07:23 +0000

I wubs Saturn. It’s always struck me as fascinating, ever since I saw it through a big observatory telescope (I forget which one) when I was eight.

By: Gordan

Gordan — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:49:38 +0000

I don’t know the elapsed time between frames, but based on previous experience and Cassini’s ability to take frames in succession, I’d say it’s something between 30 seconds and (more likely) 1 minute.

By: David

David — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:38:55 +0000

Dan, look here: http://ciclops.org/view.php?id=1361

By: Darth Curt

Darth Curt — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:34:39 +0000

WOW! That was really sweet. It said it’s 12 fps, but what is the elapsed time between frames? What is the real orbit time of the moons?

By: Kevin F.

Kevin F. — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:51:57 +0000

Beauty. That there is beauty.

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:08:01 +0000

The animated gif of Prometheus and the F-ring is freakin’ awesome. That’s one I’d give anything to see more of than the few precious seconds available. That dust stream is a show-stopper, isn’t it?