13 November 2013
The Most Amazing Space Picture Of The Year
Posted by Dan Satterfield
Click for a MUCH larger version. On July 19, 2013, in an event celebrated the world over, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft slipped into Saturn’s shadow and turned to image the planet, seven of its moons, its inner rings — and, in the background, our home planet, Earth.
I know others have blogged this today, but for those that missed it…
and an annotated version- WOW!
You must click, you really must.
Dan Satterfield has worked as an on air meteorologist for 32 years in Oklahoma, Florida and Alabama. Forecasting weather is Dan's job, but all of Earth Science is his passion. This journal is where Dan writes about things he has too little time for on air. Dan blogs about peer-reviewed Earth science for Junior High level audiences and up.
Dan, the pictures are fantastic but I have one question. Why are the rings that show on against the planet seem to be magnified? I realize that it’s a mosaic of about 141 camera shots but the planet just looks wrong..
Don
Caught my eye as well. See if I can find out something.