tallbear
Jun 20 2006, 01:51 AM
Some nice ( IMHO) animations of some of the upcoming inclined orbits
for Rings have been posted.
http://geogdata.csun.edu/~voltaire/wallis/ANIMATIONS.htmlthe rev 77 segment is spectacular.....
angel1801
Jun 20 2006, 05:44 AM
Just a little piece of advice. The animations are best viewed using Quicktime 7.1 or later media viewer.
It has the new H264 compresion capability.
edstrick
Jun 20 2006, 08:33 AM
"The animations are best viewed using Quicktime 7.1 or later media viewer."
My main computer is running Win98se. I have no desire to trash a well running system with a *lot* of "legacy software" by upgrading it to XP. QT 7x is not available in any form for 98se. Just be advised you need a younger OS for those versions of the clips.
djellison
Jun 20 2006, 08:47 AM
Google around for Quicktime Alternative and H264 and you can play these without.
FWIW - the H264 codec is well well worth it - it is superb - and something I'm seriously looking at w.r.t. HD MER stuff in the not to distant future ( cough ahem S1K celebration movie hint cough ahem )
Doug
angel1801
Jun 20 2006, 01:13 PM
I have Windows XP Pro. I had to download Quicktime 7.1 from the Apple web site to view the animations.
I have seen all three animations. And I will say that Rev 77 will we worth the wait!
ugordan
Jun 20 2006, 02:35 PM
The orbit 77 vantage point is awesome, though I would have preferred the movie used a constant FOV, this way the perspective is noticeably distorted around periapse.
What struck me most is just how big Saturn will appear to Cassini's cameras. It'll take many, many wide-angle footprints to cover the whole planet and rings. It's gonna make one helluva Kodak moment marking the end of primary mission!
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