This has to be one of the most amazing composite images, like EVER!!!
Originally shared by annarita ruberto
The Mission’s Grand Finale: Saturn Global (Cropped) Mosaic
This is one of the last spectacular “postcards” from Saturn system, sent to Earth by the NASA’s Cassini spacecraft.
The stunning image below consists of over 77 tiles- 49 of which are obtained by combining red, green and blue filters- taken by the Wide Angle Camera (ISS-WAC) on April 13, 2017 during a long sequence, started at 5:41 am and ended at 11:17.
In this composition, Saturn and the rings have the prominent role: the northern hemisphere of the planet- on Aprile, in high summer- assumes a golden color, illuminated by sunlight reflected by the rings; the entire, shaded area and the southern hemisphere have bluish nuances.
The authors affirm the mosaic has required a lot of processing and is definitely not perfect, but there are still many artifacts and reflections that could be eliminated.
Nevertheless, we think that their work is quite wonderful! Isn’t it?
► Image source>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lunexit/35768617321/
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech – Processing: Elisabetta Bonora & Marco Faccin/ aliveuniverse.today
► A short story about this image (in Italian)>> http://aliveuniverse.today/speciale-missioni/sistema-solare/cassini/3025-grandfinale-l-ultimo-grande-mosaico-globale-di-saturno
Further reading
► Animation Showing a Side View of Cassini’s Final 22 Orbits of Saturn and its Rings – The Mission’s Grand Finale>> https://plus.google.com/+annaritaruberto/posts/ARLwJGcvV6k
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