# Fantastic new photos of Saturn **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 22, 2009, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantastic-new-photos-of-saturn/494011 "2009-04-22T19:54:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantastic-new-photos-of-saturn/494011/1 "2009-04-22T19:54:24Z")
[These are amazing](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1172205/Saturn-close-Sensational-cosmic-images-bring-ringed-planet-life.html). > [@](#): > > These stunning images of Saturn taken by Nasa’s Cassini spacecraft show the ringed planet, its moons and rings in the most incredible detail yet. > > Extraordinary glimpses of the planet’s atmosphere and surfaces add to our expanding understanding of the sixth planet in the solar system, as the Equinox mission approaches its second year. > > The images show the incredible differences within the Saturn system. In one image, serene-looking rings are elegantly stacked up around its equator, making a striking contrast to the cratered appearance of its plethora of moons. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantastic-new-photos-of-saturn/494011/2 "2009-04-22T20:44:44Z")
Beautiful ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantastic-new-photos-of-saturn/494011/3 "2009-04-22T20:45:50Z")
I do love this photo, by the way. [Saturn](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/Saturn_eclipse.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantastic-new-photos-of-saturn/494011/4 "2009-04-22T20:52:49Z")
Which one of these photos should I make my new desktop? I’ve been meaning to find a replacement for the guy in a canoe being chased by a shark. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantastic-new-photos-of-saturn/494011/5 "2009-04-22T21:52:03Z")
Wow. Just… wow. ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantastic-new-photos-of-saturn/494011/6 "2009-04-23T14:19:09Z")
I know. I didn’t know photos of such detail were even possible, especially given the distance from which many of them were taken. It blows me away. ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantastic-new-photos-of-saturn/494011/7 "2009-04-23T15:28:15Z")
Some are enhanced to the point of silly. ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantastic-new-photos-of-saturn/494011/8 "2009-04-23T18:59:38Z")
So…can we have your liver then? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantastic-new-photos-of-saturn/494011/9 "2009-04-23T19:29:54Z")
Those are OMFG amazing. Wow. Thanks for sharing! ---
**Author:** ![monavis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e0b2c6/32.png) [@monavis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monavis)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2009, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantastic-new-photos-of-saturn/494011/10 "2009-04-24T11:59:00Z")
Amazing! Thank you, It is so good to be able to see how the other planets and their moons react. I wonder if early man could have seen( or even imagined) this if history would have seemed different to them. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2009, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantastic-new-photos-of-saturn/494011/11 "2009-04-24T12:20:37Z")
Beautiful! Why aren’t they in color?? The clarity is just stunning.