Possibly the ultimate in photography

[Johnny|lucidcomposure]

They are fantastic. I sometimes wonder what it would be like to see these planets up close. I imagine you'd be pretty freaked at the actual size of them, I wonder when manned flights will visit them - probably not in out lifetimes.

Well looking at them up close isnt that easy when the size of them needs to be considered.

http://www.rense.com/general72/size.htm

 

[Wile E. Coyote]

Well looking at them up close isnt that easy when the size of them needs to be considered.

Sorry for this, but thats some mighty big globes there

 

[Dinomania]

Absolutely marvellous - I have to say, if these weren't put up with people saying "these are from NASA etc. etc. I would have initially thought they were just lovely photoshop renders.

But I guess what that points out is how "clean" & "crisp" nature can be

I guess they look so crisp because they are just so incredibly massive - a mountain range comparable to the Himalayas (as if we could see one under all that gas) would just be the tiniest little speck on these images.

And yeah, because they're mostly gaseous planets, gravity is going to pull everything into a perfect sphere, no imperfections.... lovely

 

[SteveOBHave]

Well looking at them up close isnt that easy when the size of them needs to be considered.

http://www.rense.com/general72/size.htm

Nice comparison - kinda humbling isn't it.

 

[Tomsk]

now there is something to research - what cameras do they use?

Probably something a lot like what orbits earth.

VERY HIGH QUALITY!!

Apparently only 1Mpixel

http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/spacecraft/inst-cassini-iss-details.cfm

 

[SteveOBHave]

Apparently only 1Mpixel

http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/spacecraft/inst-cassini-iss-details.cfm

Prime example as to why the number of pixels mean diddly and the quality of the lense is the be-all...

 

[VaderDSL]

Thought I recognised that, it's the photo from the front cover of Iain M. Banks : The Algebraist

except it has been rotated 90degrees clockwise and maybe mirror'd etc Does look like Nasqueron

 

[Deleted member 11679]

I can feel my brain hurting when I try and comprehend the size of these planets and stars. Simply wow, think I'll leave this thread now and get back to looking at cars...

 

[Sleepyd]

Wouldn't it be annoying to discover space-dust on your sensor

 

[SteveOBHave]

Thought I recognised that, it's the photo from the front cover of Iain M. Banks : The Algebraist

except it has been rotated 90degrees clockwise and maybe mirror'd etc Does look like Nasqueron

Could never get into Ian M. Banks books - too over complicated Fully random tho!

 

[Colin_da_Killer]

Eek they look fake, it does make me wonder sometimes.

 

[Memphis]

Ladies and Gentlemen... I present to you... "The Universe".

 

[matthew_o50]

Absolutely stunning. That one of Jupiter is my favourite where you can see the reflection of it's moon on it.

 

[Alex53]

They still look like CGI to me.

 

[SteveOBHave]

They still look like CGI to me.

well buddy, I hate to break it to you but that's what real stuff looks like They had to base the CGI on something didn't they!

 

[SteveOBHave]

Reminded me to check up on the Spirit and Opportunity Mars rovers. Guess what - they're still going strong, still sending back images and data about rock composition. It's pretty amazing stuff considering that the original mission for the rovers was to be 90 Days.

Launch was June 5 2003 and June 25 2003. It is now 31st Aug 2006 and they have been in operation on the surface of Mars for over 2 years!

Source: http://marsrovers.nasa.gov/home/index.html

 

[steveo]

some of them look like tenerife lol up in the mountains

 

[JimmyEatWorms]

Nice comparison - kinda humbling isn't it.

Crikey that makes me feel small

 

[brocksta]

them shots of mars are fantastic!

 

[Morlan]

Saturn flyby Video: http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/videos/movies/PIA07806_full_movie.mpg


It just doesn't look real!