This is not an artist's rendering. This is the real deal from the Cassini spacecraft. Saturn eclipsing the sun.

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap110904.html

WOW! That is a magnificent photo!

Super cool!

That's way cool.

Cassini has taken some amazing photos of Saturn. I like this one a lot, with Saturn casting a shadow over its rings.



Also, one of the rings casting a shadow over Saturn.



Land sakes alive, the steak's alive.

Check out my new watch, Arwen.



Land sakes alive, the steak's alive.

SO cool!

ummm guys it is fake

That watch cracks me up!

... and for anon

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LOL Doc Z!

WOW! I think you need to take it back that Saturn is no longer your fave planet, Dr. Z.

Dear G-,


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZriKMwHN0Q

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What's the BFD? It's still a cool picture.

agreed

I don't see anywhere that NASA or Gray refer to that shot of Saturn as recent. It's a great one, either way. I also like the one where Earth is photobombing Saturn.




Earth can be kind of a jerk like that.

I was confused by use of the word "fake". Directly under the photo is a paragraph that starts with:
Explanation: In the shadow of Saturn, unexpected wonders appear. The robotic Cassini spacecraft now orbiting Saturn drifted in giant planet's shadow for about 12 hours in 2006 and looked back toward the eclipsed Sun.

I was in Coco Beach Fl. when Cassini was launched. There were a handful of protesters complaining about its nuclear power supply. NASA has millions of photos; I'm even in one or two... so... yes they do get desperate. They also have thousands of hours of video. They have no need to ever fake a photo. However, if I ever realized that I ever posted a fake photo of anything that I thought was real, I would concede to the truth. More facts:

A. Anons are not my favorite posters but I'm not an anon basher.
B. I still think it's a cool photo.
C. Cocoa Beach has a street called I Dream of Jeannie Lane.

Lol Funk