San Diego, CA Wow, Ralph Mcquarrie eat your heart out.

Stunning image from Cassini at Saturn.

http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA06142

In a splendid portrait created by light and gravity, Saturn's lonely moon Mimas is seen against the cool, blue-streaked backdrop of Saturn's northern hemisphere. Delicate shadows cast by the rings arc gracefully across the planet, fading into darkness on Saturn's night side.

 

Thanks for the link! That was very beautiful. *sigh* As a kid I always wanted to be an astronaut... who am I kidding, I STILL want to be an astronaut. How amazing would it be to see something like that with our own eyes? *double sigh*

 

I remember Neil Armstrong and the moon walk. At the time I was certain that I would be living on the moon by now.

 

well, we may not be living on the moon right now, but at least we haven't nuked ourselves back to the stone age either... and we've got Quizno's.... mmmm... toasty!