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16 Mar 2012, 6:09 pm

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8O That photo doesn't look real.

Probably because it's not a photo in the usual sense, it's not captured sunlight reflection. :3


Hmm, looks kind of strange. But definitely worth every billion.



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16 Mar 2012, 8:11 pm

Shorttail wrote:
Probably because it's not a photo in the usual sense, it's not captured sunlight reflection. :3
Photography doesn't mean that only reflected light is used, you know! :lol:
Yahoo Article wrote:
Taken by NASA's Cassini robotic orbiter, the shot was captured from the dark side of Saturn as the Sun's bright rays illuminated every piece of dust and debris circling the planet.
In photography terms, this would be "back-lit" - which for something like Saturn, is a pretty unusual viewpoint...


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