Giant hurricane on Saturn

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

A storm like that, here on Earth, would completely wipe the face of the planet clean. What awesome power this storm on Saturn is exhibiting. I feel....very insignificant.

Ditto

[TLAM Strike]

Saturn is a very interesting planet.

An image of the light generated by the thermal energy emitted by Saturn (and refracted by the rings):

[August]

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Saturn is a very interesting planet.

An image of the light generated by the thermal energy emitted by Saturn (and refracted by the rings):

Just curious but if the light is being generated by the planet then why the shadow?

[Dowly]

Originally Posted by August

Just curious but if the light is being generated by the planet then why the shadow?

It doesn't emit that much light. The red/black part is the night-side, so the shadow of the planet is visible on the rings as the Sun's shining from the left.

IIRC, it's a mixture of infrared image and.. err.. something else. Probably magic.

[magic452]

Originally Posted by Dowly

It doesn't emit that much light. The red/black part is the night-side, so the shadow of the planet is visible on the rings as the Sun's shining from the left.

IIRC, it's a mixture of infrared image and.. err.. something else. Probably magic.

I had nothing to do with it.

Magic

[Mork_417]

Was it X-Ray then?

[TLAM Strike]

Originally Posted by August

Just curious but if the light is being generated by the planet then why the shadow?

Because there is still sunlight in the image.

Originally Posted by FloppyRat

Was it X-Ray then?

I think it is UV down though IR.

[August]

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Because there is still sunlight in the image

I'm no science guy at all but isn't that like saying "See the burning candle in front of the searchlight?

[eddie]

Originally Posted by August

I'm no science guy at all but isn't that like saying "See the burning candle in front of the searchlight?

LOL