Comments on: Saturnati XIV http://wanderingspace.net/2008/03/saturnati-xiv/ Imaging the bodies of our Solar Sysytem Thu, 17 May 2012 15:30:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: RC Collins http://wanderingspace.net/2008/03/saturnati-xiv/#comment-1561 RC Collins Sat, 05 Apr 2008 05:47:17 +0000 http://wanderingspace.net/?p=737#comment-1561 Found the same pic on the Nasa site http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/images/image-details.cfm?imageID=3007 "Titan emerges from behind Saturn, while Tethys streaks into view, in this colorful scene. Saturn's shadow darkens the far arm of the rings near the planet's limb." Found the same pic on the Nasa site

http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/images/image-details.cfm?imageID=3007

“Titan emerges from behind Saturn, while Tethys streaks into view, in this colorful scene. Saturn’s shadow darkens the far arm of the rings near the planet’s limb.”

]]> By: thomas http://wanderingspace.net/2008/03/saturnati-xiv/#comment-1560 thomas Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:22:37 +0000 http://wanderingspace.net/?p=737#comment-1560 right, so if titan wasn’t all the way behind, but perhaps somewhere in between… it would appear about that large against saturn. you could probably get the exact simulation if you download the celestia cassini mission packet, dial in the same date and turn to face titan. you should see the same composition. right, so if titan wasn’t all the way behind, but perhaps somewhere in between… it would appear about that large against saturn. you could probably get the exact simulation if you download the celestia cassini mission packet, dial in the same date and turn to face titan. you should see the same composition.

]]> By: RC Collins http://wanderingspace.net/2008/03/saturnati-xiv/#comment-1557 RC Collins Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:01:28 +0000 http://wanderingspace.net/?p=737#comment-1557 Actually, it might make more sense if Saturn is closer, and Titan is way out in the distance. Yes, Saturn is big, but not so big when seen from titan. I used Celestia to simulate this, and here's some screenshots I took. http://www.cityonfire.com/dano/Titan/ Actually, it might make more sense if Saturn is closer, and Titan is way out in the distance. Yes, Saturn is big, but not so big when seen from titan. I used Celestia to simulate this, and here’s some screenshots I took.

http://www.cityonfire.com/dano/Titan/

]]> By: thomas http://wanderingspace.net/2008/03/saturnati-xiv/#comment-1555 thomas Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:13:04 +0000 http://wanderingspace.net/?p=737#comment-1555 here is that io/europa pic: http://wanderingspace.net/?p=282 here is that io/europa pic: http://wanderingspace.net/?p=282

]]> By: thomas http://wanderingspace.net/2008/03/saturnati-xiv/#comment-1554 thomas Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:12:07 +0000 http://wanderingspace.net/?p=737#comment-1554 not a composite. its not close to saturn, but likely closer to cassini than saturn is. remember how massive saturn is even if it is far off. although some images will often have a moon seen from the opposite side and still it appears bigger than i would have expected, considering. there are a few at jupiter where europa and io appear right next to one another and yet one is on the opposite side of jupiter than the other and yet the size of the one further off is not as effected as one would guess. not a composite. its not close to saturn, but likely closer to cassini than saturn is. remember how massive saturn is even if it is far off.

although some images will often have a moon seen from the opposite side and still it appears bigger than i would have expected, considering. there are a few at jupiter where europa and io appear right next to one another and yet one is on the opposite side of jupiter than the other and yet the size of the one further off is not as effected as one would guess.

]]> By: RC Collins http://wanderingspace.net/2008/03/saturnati-xiv/#comment-1552 RC Collins Sun, 30 Mar 2008 07:03:44 +0000 http://wanderingspace.net/?p=737#comment-1552 Is this a composite? I don't think Titan is actually that close to Saturn, unless this is some kind of false perspective illusion. But still.. that doesn't look right. Titan is pretty far out from Saturn (according to Wikipedia, it's about 20 Saturn radii - just over 1.2 million kilometers). Is this a composite? I don’t think Titan is actually that close to Saturn, unless this is some kind of false perspective illusion. But still.. that doesn’t look right. Titan is pretty far out from Saturn (according to Wikipedia, it’s about 20 Saturn radii - just over 1.2 million kilometers).

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