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Before Saturn Orbit Insertion "Cassini just before the start of the Saturn Orbit Insertion burn. The spacecraft is turning itself to the correct burn attitude. To better show instruments and individual components, the spacecraft is rendered without most of its thermal protection blanket." Bjorn Jonsson   © 2006 Artist's Website

Ring Crossing "This work shows Cassini crossing Saturn's ring plane during its hazardous but necessary deceleration maneuver needed to achieve orbit around Saturn. I use Lightwave 3D (a 3D modeling program) and also Adobe Photoshop for post production." Steven Hobbs   © 2006 Artist's Website

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Opposition Highlight "Saturn's blue winter hemisphere is visible through the Cassini division. Also prominent is the rings' strong opposition effect, with the very bright opposition highlight visible near the outer edge of the B ring. The field of view is 50 degrees." Bjorn Jonsson   © 2006 Artist's Website

At the Edge of Saturn's Shadow "Sunlight is heavily reddened as it is filtered by Earth's atmosphere, an effect obvious from the ground as well from space. This painting shows possible lighting effects upon the rings along the edge of the planet's shadow; of similar reddening in the sunlight filtered through the atmosphere of Saturn. Oil on gessoed masonite panel." Don Davis   © 1977 Artist's Website

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Particles "I endeavor to incorporate the latest research from the scientific literature wherever possible, and this can provide the impetus for the creation of a piece. Half the fun for me is rendering those things that cannot or have not yet been directly imaged but are suspected to exist -- and this is forever changing as new results and observations become available: the art then becomes a commentary on and record of the march of scientific progress. For this piece, I thought it would be interesting to try and depict what particles in the C-ring might possibly look like. From a personal, artistic point of view, what makes the Saturn system so exciting are the fantastic opportunities for portraying the effects of direct and reflected light, as amply demonstrated in the many beautiful images coming to us from Cassini. For us artists, when Cassini's mission is over there will be a mind boggling wealth of material to inspire our creativity and spur us on to portray ever more exotic natural wonders." Garry L. Harwood   © 2004 Artist's Website

Saturn's Rings 3D "A 3D rendering visualizing the inside of the rings of Saturn, made using Electric Image Animator software and numerous models and painted textures." Don Davis   © 2006 Artist's Website

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