justamouse Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Cassini Approaches Saturn Explanation: What would it look like to approach Saturn in a spaceship? One doesn't have to just imagine -- the Cassini spacecraft did just this in 2004, recording thousands of images along the way, and thousands more since entering orbit. Recently, some of these images have been digitally tweaked, cropped, and compiled into the above inspiring video which is part of a larger developing IMAX movie project named Outside In. In the last sequence, Saturn looms increasingly large on approach as cloudy Titan swoops below. With Saturn whirling around in the background, Cassini is next depicted flying over Mimas, with large Herschel Crater clearly visible. Saturn's majestic rings then take over the show as Cassini crosses Saturn's thin ring plane. Dark shadows of the ring appear on Saturn itself. Finally, the enigmatic ice-geyser moon Enceladus appears in the distance and then is approached just as the video clip ends. Pretty awesome stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nan in Mass Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Cool! Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisamarie Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 After looking at atleast 40 pictures, I told my kids I would bookmark the page and we could look at some more later. Apparently this is a very cool website.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted March 16, 2011 Author Share Posted March 16, 2011 glad you all liked it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnomeyNewt Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Thanks! My DD is really into space anything the past few months. She will love this. I will check it out with her everyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenKitty Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Wow, Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerrie in VA Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Thanks for the link! Very cool website and fabulous photos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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