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Title: Colorful Holiday Treats from Saturn
Post by: sam on December 24, 2011, 11:41

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“Hey! Look what our Santa at Saturn has sent our way!” said Carolyn Porco, the Cassini imaging team lead, in a post on Twitter. This wonderful collection of just-released colorful images from the Saturn system are a holiday gift from the Cassini and CICLOPS (Cassini Imaging Central Laboratory for Operations)team.

http://www.universetoday.com/92070/colorful-holiday-treats-from-saturn/

Title: Re: Colorful Holiday Treats from Saturn
Post by: Rik on December 24, 2011, 11:42

I struggle with those images, Sam, they look so computer generated.

Title: Re: Colorful Holiday Treats from Saturn
Post by: sam on December 24, 2011, 12:14

alas but they ain't. I mean the colours might have been manipulated a little but that's the real thing.  :thumbs:

Title: Re: Colorful Holiday Treats from Saturn
Post by: Rik on December 24, 2011, 12:16

Or a very good artist's impression...  ;)

Title: Re: Colorful Holiday Treats from Saturn
Post by: Clive on December 24, 2011, 14:48

Definitely the real deal Rik.  Even the Voyager images were stunning.   8-)

Title: Re: Colorful Holiday Treats from Saturn
Post by: Rik on December 24, 2011, 16:03

The images from 2001 were good too, Clive. ;)

Title: Re: Colorful Holiday Treats from Saturn
Post by: sam on December 24, 2011, 16:27

argh.

Title: Re: Colorful Holiday Treats from Saturn
Post by: Clive on December 24, 2011, 19:07

Philistines Sam.  The Bible says "cast not thy pearls before swine".  And we all know what Rik's appetite is like.   :devil:

Title: Re: Colorful Holiday Treats from Saturn
Post by: Simon on December 24, 2011, 19:34

:hehe:

Title: Re: Colorful Holiday Treats from Saturn
Post by: Rik on December 25, 2011, 09:58

Oink.  ;D

Title: Re: Colorful Holiday Treats from Saturn
Post by: Clive on December 25, 2011, 14:23

Are you George Osborne now?   :devil:

Title: Re: Colorful Holiday Treats from Saturn
Post by: Rik on December 25, 2011, 15:07

It's my job to work his mouth and head while Rory Bremner does the voice. ;)

Title: Re: Colorful Holiday Treats from Saturn
Post by: Clive on December 25, 2011, 22:31

 :clap: :clap: :clap: