Comments on: Big Saturn

By: Timothy from Boulder

Timothy from Boulder — Mon, 04 May 2009 08:01:34 +0000

Both BNO (Breaking News) and the Globe website have reports about the imminent shutdown of the Boston Globe:

From Twitter: “Washington Post: After negotiations fail in the last hours, The New York Times Co. readies plans to close the Boston Globe in 60 days.”

Hope “The Big Picture” finds a new home!

By: John Phillips, FCD

John Phillips, FCD — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:12:02 +0000

WOW, breathtaking indeed, thanks Phil. I never tire of looking at the Saturn photo gallery.

By: John Weiss

John Weiss — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:11:53 +0000

Glad to help. We probably *should* consider upgrading our search options to make things easier to find.

By: jf

jf — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:33:13 +0000

@John Weiss

TNX!

I looked only for the May 2007 pics at Ciclops.

By: John Weiss

John Weiss — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:28:49 +0000

DavidHW and jf: How about the original source of that image (as well as almost all of the rest):
http://ciclops.org/view.php?id=3192

CJ Sevilla, Simon Richard Clarkstone:
Simon pretty much nailed it, although ringshine can’t light the anti-Saturn hemisphere so to the extent that there is illumination there, it would need to come from another source, like reflected light from a moon.
http://ciclops.org/view.php?id=5309

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By: Simon Richard Clarkstone

Simon Richard Clarkstone — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:49:29 +0000

@CJ Sevilla:
Enceladus is actually very dim in that photo. Not only is it much further from the Sun than Earth and Luna are, it was also in eclipse at the time. To capture that image, the camera would need to be set to a sensitivity that would also capture the stars in the background.

I guess what direction lighting there is comes from the rings. Notice how the unlit side is not that much dimmer than the lit side.