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 Posted 6/26/2006 7:23:57 PM |
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N00061934.jpg was taken on May 23, 2006 and received on Earth May 24, 2006. The camera was pointing toward TETHYS at approximately 509,689 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and CL2 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2007.
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Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute |
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 Posted 2 days ago @ 3:46:21 PM |
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That looks like an internal reflection from a bright object, probably Saturn or one of its larger moons. Given this FAQ entry, where it says that often you cannot see stars in the images because of a short exposure time, and given that you can see stars in that image, that leads me to believe that it's a long exposure time image that suffered from an internal reflection of Saturn.
I've seen similar effects on images here (I work at an astronomical observatory) that are internal reflections from the Moon. Big, sweeping arcs that blast out large areas on the detector. Depending on internal optics and alignment with bright objects, you can get a wide range of saturated reflection images like this. |
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