http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/03/a-new-angle-on-saturn/ Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:58:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/03/a-new-angle-on-saturn/#comment-31951 Yvette Tue, 06 Mar 2007 04:37:20 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/03/a-new-angle-on-saturn/#comment-31951 Beautiful, just beautiful. I always think people who <i>don't</i> want to do science after seeing stuff like this are the weird ones... Beautiful, just beautiful. I always think people who don’t want to do science after seeing stuff like this are the weird ones…

]]> http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/03/a-new-angle-on-saturn/#comment-31512 Athena Mon, 05 Mar 2007 02:49:30 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/03/a-new-angle-on-saturn/#comment-31512 Images like this always cause me to catch my breath, just a bit. Another one did that today, a video of (images) a solar eclipse that I saw (linked from Bad Astronomy's blog). Incredible. And purple! Images like this always cause me to catch my breath, just a bit. Another one did that today, a video of (images) a solar eclipse that I saw (linked from Bad Astronomy’s blog). Incredible. And purple!

]]> http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/03/a-new-angle-on-saturn/#comment-31489 spyder Sun, 04 Mar 2007 23:24:11 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/03/03/a-new-angle-on-saturn/#comment-31489 And considering so many little details that must have been addressed to be able to see this image at this point in our lives. It is so amazing. Just the time frames for the photons and other energies to travel from the Sun to Saturn, and the more than an hour it takes for each bit of image data to get back here; as here keeps moving along at factors of supersonic speeds. The radiance of it all, and wonder. And considering so many little details that must have been addressed to be able to see this image at this point in our lives. It is so amazing. Just the time frames for the photons and other energies to travel from the Sun to Saturn, and the more than an hour it takes for each bit of image data to get back here; as here keeps moving along at factors of supersonic speeds. The radiance of it all, and wonder.

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