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Lord Schtupp: spliced together in a strange and beautiful extremely annoying way

What he said.

We can't even afford color film? COME ON!

I like how the rings look like a record.

NewportBarGuy: We can't even afford color film? COME ON!

There are other reasons that a probe might lack a color camera. For example, if the color camera is even just a few ounces heavier than a black-and-white camera, the cost of extra fuel to get it into space might make it too expensive for the mission.

Although I seem to remember that in the case of the Mercury Messenger, they compromised by equipping it with a black-and-white camera and a few interchangeable color-filters. So that probe can send color pictures home, but it requires three passes over the target to do so.

Why are so few of the Cassini pictures in color?

Creating color images is a complex task requiring much more labor and computer time than black and white images. This is because all Cassini images are recorded in black and white. The camera records the amount of light (not the color of the light) coming through a filter in front of the sensor. It is the filters that come in color.

To create color images scientists take three black and white images of the same target with the red, green, and blue (RGB) filters. In other words, one image records the amount of red light (using a red filter), another records the amount of green and one the amount of blue light (using green and blue filters respectively). Color renditions of the scene are then constructed on the ground by combining images taken with the different filters.

Unfortunately, these three images are not taken simultaneously. Consequently, intricate fitting and geometric transformations are needed to construct the color image because the spacecraft, planet, rings and moons have all moved a little during the time it takes to record the images using the different filters.

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Wow, I was kidding but thanks for that info! I love space stuff.

/Off to make a Tang martini.

Ivo Shandor: Lord Schtupp: spliced together in a strange and beautiful extremely annoying way

What he said.

I don't care what any of you people say. I liked it.

Lord Schtupp: spliced together in a strange and extremely annoying way

Please, tell us more about your DNA. I'm on the edge of my seat.

"Hrrrrr, why real stuff not like tee-veee, hurrrrrrrrr!!!!!1111"

I liked, yes I did.

Lord Schtupp: spliced together in a strange and beautiful extremely annoying lo-res, blocky pixel way

FT for this video link, at least.

interesting.

Does anyone know what that piece of music in the video is called?

Someone needs to learn how to play moonlight sonata properly.

I prefer this one.

Bong Hits For Mohammed: Does anyone know what that piece of music in the video is called?

Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven

Trapper439: Bong Hits For Mohammed: Does anyone know what that piece of music in the video is called?

Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven

as performed by Herman Heavyhand.

I liked it, but I prefer this one. The music is from Nine Inch Nails' Ghosts album, which I think fits the deep-space theme.

And it was featured on APotD. It blew my mind when I watched it the first time and recognized the track, considering it's not as recognizable as Beethoven.