Posted on Nov 3, 2019
APOD: 2019 November 3 - Daphnis and the Rings of Saturn
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Good morning, Rallypoint. Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is titled "Daphnis and the Rings of Saturn." Only 8 kilometers in diameter, Daphnis was discovered in 2005 using imagery from the Cassini spacecraft. The moon orbits in the Keeler Gap of Saturn's A Ring, keeping the gap clear. The passage of Daphnis also induces waves in the edges of the gap as shown in this photo. At their equinox - when Saturn's rings directly face the Sun - these waves produce observable shadows.
APOD: 2019 November 3 - Daphnis and the Rings of Saturn
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What You Didn't Know About Saturnian Moons 2 (Ring Shepherds)
25 facts on two of Saturn's ring shepherds; 5 facts each (Daphnis, Atlas, Pan, Pandora and Prometheus). For more solar system facts, check out the playlist: ...
Good Sunday afternoon Maj William W. 'Bill' Price! Apologies for being so late, but family matters are at hand.
I did find a related short video about the Shepherd moons around Saturn and Daphnis is the 2nd one in the series... The importance of Daphnis and other shepherd moons of Saturn is discussed in text... It is an interesting adjunct to your APOD, which I believe your followers will enjoy!
https://youtu.be/mbx6k89gqcE
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I did find a related short video about the Shepherd moons around Saturn and Daphnis is the 2nd one in the series... The importance of Daphnis and other shepherd moons of Saturn is discussed in text... It is an interesting adjunct to your APOD, which I believe your followers will enjoy!
https://youtu.be/mbx6k89gqcE
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The impact of gravity on the solar system is huge...
Good morning Maj William W. 'Bill' Price and thanks for the interesting share
Good morning Maj William W. 'Bill' Price and thanks for the interesting share
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Ravel - Daphnis et Chloé - Danse Generale
Daphnis et Chloé is a ballet with music by Maurice Ravel. Ravel described it as a "symphonie choréographique" (choreographic symphony).
Good afternoon, my friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price and thank you for posting the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for Sunday, November 3, 2019 entitled "Daphnis and the Rings of Saturn."
Image: Daphnis and the Rings of Saturn - Image Credit - NASA, JPL-Caltech, Space Science Institute, Cassini
My first thought when viewing this picture was the 'DNA' of the planet rings
"Explanation: What's happening to the rings of Saturn? A little moon making big waves. The moon is 8-kilometer Daphnis and it is making waves in the Keeler Gap of Saturn's rings using just its gravity -- as it bobs up and down, in and out. The featured image is a colored and more detailed version of a previously released images taken in 2017 by the robotic Cassini spacecraft during one of its Grand Finale orbits. Daphnis can be seen on the far right, sporting ridges likely accumulated from ring particles. Daphnis was discovered in Cassini images in 2005 and raised mounds of ring particles so high in 2009 -- during Saturn's equinox when the ring plane pointed directly at the Sun -- that they cast notable shadows."
Ravel - Daphnis et Chloé - Danse Generale
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtA7KTN_554
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Image: Daphnis and the Rings of Saturn - Image Credit - NASA, JPL-Caltech, Space Science Institute, Cassini
My first thought when viewing this picture was the 'DNA' of the planet rings
"Explanation: What's happening to the rings of Saturn? A little moon making big waves. The moon is 8-kilometer Daphnis and it is making waves in the Keeler Gap of Saturn's rings using just its gravity -- as it bobs up and down, in and out. The featured image is a colored and more detailed version of a previously released images taken in 2017 by the robotic Cassini spacecraft during one of its Grand Finale orbits. Daphnis can be seen on the far right, sporting ridges likely accumulated from ring particles. Daphnis was discovered in Cassini images in 2005 and raised mounds of ring particles so high in 2009 -- during Saturn's equinox when the ring plane pointed directly at the Sun -- that they cast notable shadows."
Ravel - Daphnis et Chloé - Danse Generale
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtA7KTN_554
Thank you, my friend Sgt (Join to see) for mentioning me.
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