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Member Group: Members Posts: 544 Joined: 17-November 05 From: Oklahoma Member No.: 557 |
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3652 Joined: 1-October 05 From: Croatia Member No.: 523 |
Am I correct in assuming the illumination from the "bottom" is actually saturnshine primarily from the planet's southern nightside which, in turn is softly illuminated by reflected ringshine? See this image for an illustration, only in this case the rings would be nearly perfectly edge-on (not sure how much they contribute to lighting) and the sunlit crescent wouldn't be visible. Also, the two additional illumination sources on the "top" side of the moon (seen in other, even longer exposure shots) would be two of the neighboring satellites? David, the majority of those dots (actually short streaks) are stars. -------------------- |
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