Psychedelic Rhea! |
Psychedelic Rhea! |
Jun 12 2007, 01:52 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8783 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Boring as Rhea is by general consensus, here's an interesting recent image. I assume this was an attempt to obtain surface details by Saturnshine alone? If so, quite impressive!
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Jun 12 2007, 07:28 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 159 Joined: 4-March 06 Member No.: 694 |
I have gone the solar system simulator and I vave found and those Rhea shots were snapped at about 8:15UTC on June 11.
It looks like to me that they were trying to image Rhea's north polar area in the shots. The sub solar latitude on Rhea is only about 11 degrees south now and I guess they are trying to fill in the remaining gap in the Rhea map by imaging that blank bit near it's North pole before the Equinox in August 2009. -------------------- I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that I have set before thee life and death, the blessing and the curse; therefore choose life, that thou mayest live, thou and thy seed.
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Jun 12 2007, 03:58 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 509 Joined: 2-July 05 From: Calgary, Alberta Member No.: 426 |
There also are some recent, heavily-exposed shots of Rhea's Saturn-lit limb. I wonder if they're just checking to see if there are any traces of emissions? It's probably worth a look.
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Jun 12 2007, 04:32 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
quite impressive! How long before someone insists that's a UFO seen silhouetted against the crescent at the bottom there... -------------------- |
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Jun 13 2007, 01:41 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8783 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
I don't EVEN want to know! You have a vivid imagination, O Poet Laureate...never would have caught that.
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Jun 13 2007, 01:46 AM
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Senior Member Group: Moderator Posts: 3226 Joined: 11-February 04 From: Tucson, AZ Member No.: 23 |
I wonder what they will do if they get a hold of the images coming down in the next couple of hours of a certain saucer-shaped moon...
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Jun 13 2007, 02:03 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8783 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Probably pack their bags and turn on their beacons...
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Jul 16 2007, 05:11 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 350 Joined: 20-June 04 From: Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. Member No.: 86 |
I would expect more fractals and rainbows.. but it's better than nothing
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