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Old 04-August-2005, 11:49 AM
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Default The opposition effect
I had a question about this about a month or so ago- now I know what it is...

http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedi...m?imageID=1636

rings at opposition-

http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedi...m?imageID=1601
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So why don't we see the shadow of the Cassini spacecraft? :wink:
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So why don't we see the shadow of the Cassini spacecraft? :wink:
It's there.
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