Saturn (APOD 16 Oct 2006)

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dictostelium
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Saturn (APOD 16 Oct 2006)

Post by dictostelium » Mon Oct 16, 2006 9:35 am

Anyone know what the strange whispy streaks are which are not rings? They look almost like aurorae :?:
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williamkilgore
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Post by williamkilgore » Tue Oct 17, 2006 12:23 am

"Anyone know what the strange whispy streaks are which are not rings? They look almost like aurorae "

Lens-artifact flares? (Think of taking a picture with the sun just out of the frame.)

Why is there no Saturn-shadow cast on the rings?
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broggerp
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What about that nightside equatorial dark band?

Post by broggerp » Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:19 pm

I'm thinking the light reflected from the more-outer rings is shaded by the "inner-more" rings, leaving the thin shadow line between the two hemispheres' ring-glow reflections, which gradually recede with increasing lattitude. Who'd have guessed it?

A darned nice picture, Cassini team!
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