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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-11 06:02 PM
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Can you find the moons?
There are four of them in this Cassini shot...



http://www.ciclops.org/view/6901/In_Around_Beyond_Rings
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undergroundpanther Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-11 06:09 PM
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1. found 'em
1 the big moon in front.
2 in the dark part of the ring.
3just outside the ring,and
4teeny dot in the light colored ring edge.
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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-11 06:29 PM
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3. yep
The big (both apparently and in actuality) one is the appropriately named Titan.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titan_%28moon%29

The one trying to upstage Titan is Dione.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dione_%28moon%29

The one just outside of the rings is Pandora.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandora_%28moon%29

And the really little one that's managed to clear a little space for itself amongst the rings is Pan.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_%28moon%29
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eppur_se_muova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-11 09:21 PM
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7. 4 is a gap in the rings ...
the other moon is the largest one, in the background. :)
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beam me up scottie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-11 06:12 PM
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2. That is a beautiful shot.
I would love to have it framed.

Thank you.
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NBachers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-11 07:36 PM
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4. Cool as shit- what would it feel like to be out there and see that?
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gateley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-11 08:12 PM
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5. Wow. Truly awe-inspiring. nt
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Leftist Agitator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-24-11 08:43 PM
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6. There are no "moons" in this picture.
There are four natural satellites in this picture.

There is only one "Moon", Earth's only significantly sized natural satellite.
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TheWraith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-25-11 02:05 AM
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8. No, that one is called Luna, dammit.
That's what the residents tell me, at least. :D
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DetlefK Donating Member (449 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-25-11 03:53 AM
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9. The moon people only speak to me when...
... I play with matches.
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Ready4Change Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-25-11 09:01 AM
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10. Those are no moons...
:)
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