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Saturn’s rings steal the show in new image from Webb telescope
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arstechnica.com
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evo_9
on July 1, 2023
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veaxvoid
on July 1, 2023
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any idea why the ring of Saturn is disconnected near the planet??? what is going on there?
Aaron2222
on July 1, 2023
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My guess would be that the 'gap' in the rings is just not getting any sunlight due to being behind Saturn. Remember that the sun will be at a different angle to Saturn than the JWST.
pixelfarmer
on July 1, 2023
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https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/pia00335-full-disk-color-ima...
rydgel
on July 1, 2023
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That's called a shadow.
h2odragon
on July 1, 2023
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rendering bug. expected to be patched in the next driver update.
VladimirGolovin
on July 1, 2023
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Looks like shadow.
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