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Big storm on Saturn
Juramike
post Mar 1 2011, 02:48 AM
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Random question: But why are the MT3 images usually smaller?


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post Mar 1 2011, 04:18 AM
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To improve signal to noise. Not a lot of reflected light at that wavelength.


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post Mar 1 2011, 05:48 AM
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RGB[MT3,MT2,CB2] composite of 18 contrast-adjusted images from the NAC view of the storm complex.

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Full resolution (and there is lots of neat swirly detail) here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/31678681@N07/5488190012/


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post Mar 1 2011, 08:19 AM
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^ Oh that's a work of art!

Beautiful.
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post Mar 1 2011, 06:27 PM
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QUOTE (volcanopele @ Mar 1 2011, 02:04 AM) *
CB2 frames are 3.2 seconds exposures. MT frames are longer IIRC.


Mea culpa! Still, for 4 second exposures you'd need 10 km/sec (22,000 mph) winds to blur by a couple of pixels, so I think we still have to conclude that the storm clouds are intrinsically "blurry"- overlying high cirrus, maybe?

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post Mar 1 2011, 09:57 PM
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QUOTE (Juramike @ Mar 1 2011, 06:48 AM) *
RGB[MT3,MT2,CB2] composite of 18 contrast-adjusted images from the NAC view of the storm complex.


"Oh that's a work of art!"

Impressionism? smile.gif
Simply fantastic, I want this "painting" on the wall!




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post Mar 2 2011, 09:25 PM
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Ditto! blink.gif
I'd love to sneak it onto the wall, unlabeled, at MOMA, and overhear it being discussed by the art crowd.


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post Mar 5 2011, 06:57 AM
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Just for fun smile.gif
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post Mar 5 2011, 07:21 AM
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Gorgeous! I started making that myself but halfway along the strip I was getting one of those headaches you get after eating ice cream too quickly... laugh.gif


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post Mar 7 2011, 04:38 PM
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QUOTE (Astro0 @ Mar 4 2011, 10:57 PM) *
Just for fun smile.gif


Thanks Astro0! I was hoping somebody would put together a panoramic view of the storm from Cassini's recent images
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post Mar 9 2011, 11:56 AM
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Another rough mosaic that this time takes us right around the planet - the storm from end to end.
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If anyone out there knows how to make a QTVR that's wrapped on the outside of a sphere, then this would be a neat ride around Saturn.
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post Mar 10 2011, 11:55 AM
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Thought I'd try something a little creative by combining the storm pan with one of Bjorn's Saturn textures and then (in Stu-terms) "muck about with it and not claiming 1000% accuracy" wink.gif to make a satisfying image using Celestia.
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post Mar 10 2011, 08:23 PM
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Way to go Astro0! I love it when our members combine a little creativity and ingenuity to take images to another entire level.


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post Mar 11 2011, 02:29 AM
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Beautiful!!! (The one on the right makes just a jim-dandy crackerjack desktop, too!!!!) wink.gif


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post Mar 15 2011, 03:39 PM
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I've just added some rough, RGB wide-angle views of Saturn and the storm to my Flickr account:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/10795027@N08/...ith/5529586500/


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