Hubble observes Saturn..., ... and a LOT of moons! Options

[Stu]

Wow... just... WOW...

http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/r...s/2009/12/image

[mhoward]

Pretty amazing. Also see Emily's Blog for a nice version and also an animation.

[HughFromAlice]

Emily's Blog animation

Even more awe inspiring!! Emily said that she 'just threw it together' ... well, good throw!!!

[tedstryk]

I noticed that these observations were being made in the weekly updates, but I had no idea they caught a Titan transit.

[ugordan]

I just noticed that during the time Hubble was observing the transits, Cassini also snapped some Titan shots. If you account for light time, there's a Hubble RGB set that's taken just 6 minutes after (green filter time difference) Cassini's RGB set. As the vantage points were very different, I thought they'd make for a nice juxtaposition if put side by side. The differences in distance, resolving power and Titan's appearance speak for themselves. Click image below for the image advisory page that has some more bits of info and numbers or click here directly for the full-res view.



Saturn's left ansa was clipped off the PC chip, but the planet's not the center of attention anway. Both instruments used pretty comparable filters and both composites were processed the same way I mentioned previously.