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Voyager 2 Saturn Revisited, Still a lot to be processed and reprocessed
Astroboy
post Aug 8 2016, 04:11 PM
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Here's something kind of simple... the Saturn rotation approach movie in a version that's totally raw and another that's processed and stabilized. It plays at a rate of 48 minutes per second, or about ten frames per second - I accounted for a 4.8 minute break by doubling the frame prior to the break. I roughly stabilized the whole sequence manually, frame by frame. I could've found a way to do it automatically but it wouldn't have been as satisfying. Manually stabilizing Voyager image sequences is a really relaxing, stress relieving activity for me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqibI7-KUAw

It's kind of hard to see due to the erased reseaus and the fact that Saturn is hazy, but a few storms can be seen rotating around the planet. The famous spokes and a ton of moons are clearly visible. Keep an eye out for the occultations and transits!


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Brian Burns
post Aug 8 2016, 04:54 PM
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This is really cool - it's great to see all the orbiting moons.

I haven't tried any automation on the Saturn images yet so don't know how well it will handle the rings - it might not work very well...
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post Aug 8 2016, 05:39 PM
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Thanks! I'm looking at a few more possible movies to do, including some longitudinal sequences where the faint storms are a little easier to pick out.


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post Feb 14 2019, 03:01 AM
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Here's a picture of Prometheus against the backdrop of the rings and Saturn's cloudtops on August 25, 1981.

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Ian R
post Jan 12 2022, 05:54 AM
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Over the course of 43 hours, in June 1981, the Voyager 2 spacecraft captured over 530 monochrome frames of Saturn with its narrow-angle camera. Aligned and colorized using subsequent Voyager data, these frames reveal cloud features, ring spokes, and eight of the gas giant's attendant moons, ranging from massive Titan to diminutive Epimetheus.

The sequence has been looped multiple times here, sometimes with additive frames to reveal the moons' orbital paths. (Note the relatively high inclination of Mimas's orbit compared to the other satellites.)

This sequence was produced using calibrated data sourced from OPUS (https://opus.pds-rings.seti.org).
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post Jan 12 2022, 04:56 PM
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QUOTE (Ian R @ Jan 12 2022, 06:54 AM) *
https://vimeo.com/665079286

Over the course of 43 hours, in June 1981, the Voyager 2 spacecraft captured over 530 monochrome frames of Saturn with its narrow-angle camera. Aligned and colorized using subsequent Voyager data, these frames reveal cloud features, ring spokes, and eight of the gas giant's attendant moons, ranging from massive Titan to diminutive Epimetheus.

The sequence has been looped multiple times here, sometimes with additive frames to reveal the moons' orbital paths. (Note the relatively high inclination of Mimas's orbit compared to the other satellites.)

This sequence was produced using calibrated data sourced from OPUS (https://opus.pds-rings.seti.org).
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WOW ! Thank you very much Ian R wheel.gif wheel.gif wheel.gif wheel.gif wheel.gif wheel.gif
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WOW!! This may very well be the best Voyager Saturn animation I have ever seen.
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