Saturn's changing ring brightness.

jmckeon
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11 years 4 months ago - 11 years 4 months ago #98509 by jmckeon

Saturn's changing ring brightness. was created by jmckeon

This is an amimated gif I put together of various Saturn observations. Once per Earth orbit Saturn is at opposition, this is when the Sun > Earth > Saturn are in a straight line. As a result of this Saturn's rings have a temporary surge in brightness when viewed from Earth, called the Seeliger effect. Saturn's opposition was the 28th April this year and for that day or so Saturn's rings were significantly brighter. The gif shows just how much the brightness changed over the next two months.

Last edit: 11 years 4 months ago by jmckeon.

The following user(s) said Thank You: nectarine, michael_murphy, lunartic_old, Graham

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11 years 4 months ago #98511 by dmolloy

Replied by dmolloy on topic Re: Saturn's changing ring brightness.

nice, and good thinking

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11 years 4 months ago #98515 by Keith g

Replied by Keith g on topic Re: Saturn's changing ring brightness.

That's a remarkable change, and one I haven't seen before, good job J

Keith.

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11 years 4 months ago #98517 by flt158

Replied by flt158 on topic Re: Saturn's changing ring brightness.

Wow! So Saturn's rings really do change in brightness over a few months.

Aubrey.

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