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The Saturn Fly-By

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the nice-place-to-visit dept.

Jamie noted that today's Astronomy Picture of the Day is actually a video of Saturn built by compiling actual photographs taken by Cassini in 2004. Unlike most videos of this type, this isn't actually 3D animation, these are the actual photos (albeit "digitally tweaked, cropped"). Great views of the planet, as well as Titan, Mimas and Enceladus.

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  1. Wow! by stand · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Excuse me, I need to pick my jaw up off the floor.

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    Four fifths of all our troubles in this life would disappear if we would just sit down and keep still. -C. Coolidge