Val Klavans

One of my favorite views from Cassini

Cassini NAC clear filter frame colorized to approximate the appearance of Saturn's limb and emphasize Enceladus' grayish color in contrast. Taken 2010-08-13 20:13 UTC. Distance to Enceladus: 59 000 km Distance to Saturn: 295 000 km Phase angle: 154.5 deg

Enceladus and Saturn [colorized] - From Gordan Ugarković (ugordan.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/a39EzW

I'm really glad to hear it! Hope the weather stays alright over there

@lgr-yt.bsky.social hope you are doing alright with this crazy winter storm 🥶❄️🧊

Mosaic of Titan's surface from DISR imager onboard Huygens probe at 32 meters per pixel.

Mosaic of Titan's surface from DISR imager onboard Huygens probe at 8 meters per pixel.

Mosaic of Titan's surface from DISR imager onboard Huygens probe at 2 meters per pixel.

Mosaic of Titan's surface from DISR imager onboard Huygens probe at 0.5 meters per pixel.

Mosaics of Titan's surface from DISR imager onboard Huygens probe 20 years ago (2005/01/14).
All of them have 2000×2000 pixels (maximum for Bluesky) and they cover areas 64×64, 16×16, 4×4 and 1×1 km.
Resolution is 32, 8, 2 and 0.5 meters/pixel.
Credit: ESA/NASA/University of Arizona/D. Machacek.

#CASSINI ORBITER #SATURN MISSION

Target: #Titan
Time: 2008-05-12
Saturn Orbit Number: 067
Distance to Surface (km): 175810.031
Camera: Narrow Angle UV3 Filter

opus.pds-rings.seti.org/opus/#/COISS...

NASA/JPL/j. Roger

Koyunbaba Movements I & II - Carlo Domeniconi YouTube video by astroguitarist

Starting the new year with a piece I've been living with for a while 🎸 [work in progress]
Thanks for listening ♪♫
youtu.be/XCLL2wigqmI

Thanks!!

Sony KV-1222R | CRT Database RF-only TV from Sony that has a digitally controlled tuner. The RS model supports CATV channels.

Love your videos of the Computer Chronicles!! I grew up with the Sony CRT at the beginning of the show, the Sony KV-1222R or similar, except ours had the woodgrain. 👌 Hope to find one someday! crtdatabase.com/crts/sony/so...

Thanks!

Thank you!!

Thanks so much!!

Made it to BBC Sky at Night Magazine! Excited to be able to hold this in my hands.

My Saturn image was published in the November 2025 issue 🪐

TBD.

Sat_wac_20070130 - From Gordan Ugarković (ugordan.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/4fvmxU

In this image Jupiter, using colorised near infrared filters of JWST. It appears as a large, round sphere with horizontal bands in shades of light brown, tan, and white. A bright white oval storm sits on the lower right side. A faint ring is visible alongside Europa, one of its satellites, which appears very bright with a star-shaped artifact.

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Reprocessed this JWST image of Jupiter and updated the Outer Planets composition in the thread. Rings everywhere!

Full size image: flic.kr/p/2rJRXeY 🔭🧪
Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/AndreaLuck

JWST NIRCAM 2022-06-28
Filter: F212, F3322W2-F323N
PI: John A. Stansberry
Proposal ID 1022

The image is divided into four sections, each showing one of the gas giants against a black background. Top left: Jupiter. It appears as a large, round sphere with horizontal bands in shades of light brown, tan, and white. A bright white oval storm sits on the lower right side. A faint ring is visible alongside Europa, one of its satellites, which appears very bright with a star-shaped artifact. Top right: Saturn. It has a pale beige surface with soft horizontal shading. Surrounding it is a wide, bright ring system tilted diagonally. The rings look thin and sharply defined, with multiple subtle bands of light and dark. Bottom left: Uranus. It appears as a smooth blue-green sphere with some whitish circular clouds around the pole that is facing the observer. Surrounding it is a bright circular ring system made up of thin white lines. The rings form a bright, symmetrical halo around the planet. Bottom right: Neptune. It is a blue sphere with slightly brighter and darker circular features on its atmosphere. It also has a thin ring system, dimmer and less defined than Uranus’s in this image, appearing as a faint double oval around the planet. Each planet has its name printed below it in white capital letters.

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The Outer Planets by JWST - My final version

Full size image & all info: flic.kr/p/2oUkYSY 🧪🔭
Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/AndreaLuck

That is awesome, thanks!! 😄

Thanks!

Thanks!!

Wow. Damn, I miss Cassini.

Me too. Thanks for sharing 😊

Remembering the spectacular #aurora last year in Florida [May 2024]

Aurora hunting November 11-12, 2025. Maryland and West Virginia #aurora

Some fun pictures before #aurora hunting earlier tonight in West Virginia

I feel that! Good luck!! 📸🌌😊

Only through my phone at the moment

Aurora from Harpers Ferry, WV just now #aurora