pomarede, 1 year ago to space

Nature astro covers appreciation post

Sands of Titan (2015)

https://nature.com/nature/volumes/517/issues/7532

#universe #astronomy #astrophysics #astrodon #nature #cover #covers #naturecovers #space #science #research #planets #planet #moon #moons #satellite #satellites #saturn #titan #cassini #spacecraft

esther, 1 year ago to space

The fact that this image even exists … and that you can see Earth on it … still blows my mind.

#astronomy #saturn

https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/185/the-day-the-earth-smiled/

pomarede, 11 months ago to Astronomy

Nature Astronomy covers appreciation post

The Cassini mission (2017)

Art by James Tuttle Keane

https://nature.com/natastron/volumes/1/issues/9 @NatureAstronomy

#universe #astronomy #astrophysics #astrodon #cassini #spacecraft #saturn #planet #planets #space #science #research #natureastronomy #covert #art #coverart #covers #natureastronomycovers

spaceflight, 1 year ago to space German

#AeroTime 📆 28th August 2022 #NASA's "SLS rocket :rocket: is #smaller than the #Saturn V. It is also much more #expensive. Adjusted for #inflation, the cost 💰 of one launch of the Saturn V in the 1960s was around $1.5 billion, which is a far cry from the $4 billion required for just one #SLS launch. #SpaceX #Starship would surpass the SLS in #size, #power and #cost, reportedly requiring a mere $2 to $10 million for a #launch" https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/32011-nasas-powerful-and-contraversial-sls-rocket-ready-to-launch

#LaunchCost #SpacePolitics #SpaceAgency

Jen_Lee, 9 months ago to space

This picture of Saturn, taken by the Cassini spacecraft, is the most dazzling thing I’ve seen in a very long time.

#Saturn #Cassini #Space

stargazerrob, 9 months ago to astrophotography

My progress imaging Saturn:

From left to right:

1. 2015 - 6" Maksutov, phone digiscope
2. 2016 - Mak & DSLR
3. 2020 - Mak & DSLR
4. 2021 - Mak & ZWO ASI178MM
5. 2022 - 8" Newtonian &178MM
6. 2023 - 8" Newtonian &178MM

I was lucky to get some okay seeing last night - better than anything I had in 2022. Quite a bit of headroom left with my current setup I think.

#Astrophotography #Saturn

cosmos4u, 1 year ago to random

Yet another 15 (!) new #moons of #Saturn have been officially announced from May 5 to 7 in https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K23/K23J34.html to https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K23/K23J49.html - these discoveries, all by the #CFHT and mentioned already in the paper https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/PSJ/ac0979 two years ago, drive the total past 100: https://groups.io/g/mpml/message/38715 (dethroning Jupiter with its 95 as the current king of natural satellites).

MarcelJan, 10 months ago to space Dutch

I just realized today, I can get to see more toots on #space and #astronomy, by following hashtags like #Mercury #Venus #Mars #Jupiter #Saturn #Uranus #Neptune #Pluto #comet #asteroid . Thereby getting a much higher space to politics ratio here.

veronica, 4 months ago to science

Nice. Our own little local "death star", Mimas has apparently been hiding an ocean.

"That's not a moon!"

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00345-9

#Science #Astronomy #Space #Saturn #Mimas #Nature

Weltenkreuzer, 4 months ago to random German

Bevor #MediaMarkt und #Saturn anfangen, an der Sonntagsruhe zu rütteln, sollten sie erstmal ihre eigenen Hausaufgaben machen. Meine zwei letzten Erfahrungen im örtlichen Saturn:

1. Ich wollte Tastaturen ausprobieren und evtl. kaufen. Es waren aber nur drei oder vier Modelle ausgestellt und die nur für Gaming ...

2. Wir wollten ein bestimmtes Tablet kaufen. Es lag aber nicht im Regal und nach 10 Minuten war immer noch kein Verkäufer aufzutreiben ...

#einzelhandel

andrealuck, 11 months ago to space

Saturn and its worlds - Dione, Enceladus and Tethys.

Mission: #NASA #ESA #JWST Webb Space Telescope

Colourised image created processing data from: https://mast.stsci.edu

Instrument: NIRCAM
Target: Saturn-Centre
Filter: F322W2, F323N
Observation ID: jw01247-o301_t637_nircam_f322w2-f323n
Time: 2023-06-24
Proposal PI: Fletcher, Leigh
Proposal ID: 1247

#Space #Spacetodon #Astrodon #Solarocks #Astronomy #Saturn
Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/AndreaLuck

65dBnoise, 6 months ago to space

Swiss army knife of amino acid precursors found at Enceladus plume.

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-study-finds-life-sparking-energy-source-and-molecule-at-enceladus

#Enceladus #Saturn #NASA #Cassini #Solarocks #space

MiSTer: Sega Saturn core now generally available! (oldbytes.space)

"#Sega #Saturn core now available for #MiSTer #MiSTerFPGA. Run Update_All script to grab it!"...

Free_Press, 11 months ago (edited 11 months ago) to news

JWST SHOOTS SATURN

Enjoy the newest picture of Saturn, courtesy of JWST.

The magnificent image is unretouched.
#News #JWST #Space #Astronomy #NASA #Saturn

sourdust, 10 months ago to retrogaming

#TurnsOutIveNeverPlayed is my latest #RetroGaming wheeze. Far too many games sit on my shelves after acquisition and just rot there.

This game must have been in my collection for 20 years and I'm sure I've never played it. So I fixed that.

"Robotica: Cybernation Revolt" for the #SEGA #Saturn is a 1st-person Mech shooter with a memorable - if repetitive - soundtrack. It's not great, it's not terrible; less slick than "Hexen" and less intense than "Alien Trilogy". Will I play it again? Maybe.

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markwyner, 2 months ago to astrophotography

Beautiful shot of my absolute favorite moon in our solar system, Enceladus. It’s one of Saturn’s 146 moons.

Photo taken by the Cassini spacecraft. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute.

More on Enceladus:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enceladus

More on Cassini:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassini%E2%80%93Huygens

#Astrophotography #Photography #Space #Enceladus #Saturn #SolarSystem #NASA #Cassini

andreeafont, 11 months ago to Astronomy

A very detailed image of #Saturn was recently taken by the James Webb Space Telescope #JWST.

(Image on the left. Credit NASA)

Story at: https://blogs.nasa.gov/webb/2023/06/30/saturns-rings-shine-in-webbs-observations-of-ringed-planet/

Meanwhile, the #Moon is also trying to pass as Saturn...
(Image on the right. Photo by Francisco Sojuel)

#astronomy

Image shows the Moon "dressing up" as Saturn. The full Moon is crossed by a linear cloud that is illuminated by the Moon's surface, making it look like the Saturn's rings.

Danthrax, 10 months ago to retrogaming

Wondering how to fill that gap in your Saturn left by your Fenrir? A couple of new solutions have emerged:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2023/08/11/new-brackets-solve-the-fenrir-gap-problem/

#sega #segasaturn #saturn #retrogaming #videogames #ODE #Fenrir

pomarede, 6 months ago to Astronomy

Bonestell, APOD, same vibe

left: Saturn as seen from Titan, by Chesley Bonestell - 1944
right: Plane Crossing Crescent Moon, © Juned Patel, APOD 23/12/04

#apod #spaceart #astronomy #astrodon #plane #moon #crescentmoon #space #art #saturn #titan #planet #planets #ChesleyBonestell #solarsystem #landscape #landscapes #JunedPatel #photography

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spaceflight, 1 year ago to space

#Artemis :#NASA's "#SLS #rocket 🚀 is #smaller than the #Saturn V. It is also much more #expensive. Adjusted for #inflation, the cost 💰 of one launch of the Saturn V in the 1960s was around $1.5 billion, which is a far cry from the $4 billion required for just one SLS launch." https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/32011-nasas-powerful-and-contraversial-sls-rocket-ready-to-launch

Pictures (combined) :
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Super_heavy-lift_launch_vehicles.png | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Injured_Piggy_Bank_With_Crutches_(6093699369).jpg | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Piggy_Bank_On_Pennies_(5915295831).jpg

#LaunchCost #SpacecraftComparison #SpaceAgency #SpacePolitics #SpaceCompany #SpaceLogistics #HumanSpaceflight

andrealuck, 5 months ago (edited 5 months ago) to space

You need some space today - Shining Saturn's Rings

Full size image and more info: https://flic.kr/p/2povu7J

🔭 Hubble Space Telescope
Proposal ID: 15502 Amy Simon
Time: 2019-06-20
Data Set: iduy31r3q, iduy31r4q, iduy31r5q
Filters: F631N as Red,F502N as Green ,F395N as Blue
Image created processing data from: https://mast.stsci.edu/

Credit: NASA/ESA/GSFC/OPAL/STScI/AndreaLuck

#Space #Astronomy #Spacetodon #Astrodon #Solarocks #Saturn

Some_Emo_Chick, 11 months ago to science

Saturn’s rings steal the show in new image from Webb telescope

#science #space #astronomy #jameswebb #jameswebbspacetelescope #jwst #Saturn
https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/06/saturns-rings-steal-the-show-in-new-image-from-webb-telescope/

pikuma, 1 year ago to random

Lately, I've been studying the early days of 3D polygons on home consoles for a new course.

We often think 3D on the #PS1 or #Saturn, but there was a bracket of time where special chips were added to both #SNES & #Genesis to help them render fast polygons.

Here's a super high-level review... 🧵

SNES & Genesis 3D chips

terrygrundy, 4 months ago to random

The Hubble Space Telescope captured this stunning view of Saturn with Auroras.

#HubbleSpaceTelescope #Saturn

cliophate, 11 days ago to ps1graphics

Since I never really played these platforms:

What are your favourite games for #Dreamcast, #PS1, #PS2, Sega #Saturn, and #Arcade machines?

Preferably games that are not rereleased on Steam or similar.