Make sure when you follow Denny’s link above to click on the image again to see it full size. The rings are breath-taking.
djm
Aye. It also makes me think of my old records for some reason. Notice the details in the clouds at the terminator? Things like that would be bound to make atmospheric scientists smile in their sleep.
It was never clear to me whether you could really “see through” the rings. But now it’s plain that you can!
Yes, just hold your hand up to them. You can see right through.
djm
It’s all right for you North Americans. It’s difficult for me to do that, here in the UK. ![]()
Sorry, IB, that just doesn’t make any sense to me. You are so much closer to Morocco and Turkey than we are. ![]()
djm
Denny,
why does the body of the planet seem to obscure the rings in the lower half of the image? It makes it look like the rings are “below” the planet..
That’s what I was talking about. The planet is so bright that you can’t see the rings where they overlap in the picture. The rings are transparent, to a degree.
all sorted now? ![]()
