http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap080222.html
This is such a dramatic image of the trio. Is that a Titanic Saturnian Moon just below the ringplane?
Lunar Eclipse (APOD 22 Feb 2008)
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Re: Lunar Eclipse APOD 080222
What appears to be a "ringplane" is some sort of optical effect which also visible around Regulus and other stars. (Only Uranus can point it's polar axis in our general direction.) Titan would indeed lie in the actual ringplane which should nearly parallel the ecliptic and hence nearly pass through an eclipsed moon.BMAONE23 wrote:http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap080222.html
This is such a dramatic image of the trio. Is that a Titanic Saturnian Moon just below the ringplane?
Art Neuendorffer
Re: Lunar Eclipse APOD 080222
Titan would lie in the line Saturn-Regulus. The dot below Saturn is star HD 91150, by chance of about the same magnitude as Titan (8.25 vs. 8.65).
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wow this is a great pic I can't stop looking at it.orin stepanek wrote:It would make a worthy backgroumd pic on my pc.
Orin
At first look I thought it's something made by photoshop or something.
I hope it's ok that I will use it as background too.
This is so impressive I think it will be placed at my office and at home. If there are more pictures I wold love to see them too.
Lance