Astronomy Picture of the Day · December 25, 2004

Big Beautiful Saturn

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 25, 2004 is “Big Beautiful Saturn,” an image. It is credited to Composition Credit: Mattias Malmer , Image Data: Cassini Imaging Team. The original explanation runs about 126 words.

From the explanation

“As a present to APOD readers, digital imager Mattias Malmer offers a very high resolution view of big beautiful Saturn. A labor of love, his full mosaic, composite image is contained in a large 5 megabyte jpeg file ( preview here, download here) and spans the gorgeous gas giant from ring tip to ring tip.”

— APOD editors, December 25, 2004

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: December 25, 2004
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: Composition Credit: Mattias Malmer , Image Data: Cassini Imaging Team
Copyright: No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 126 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, December 25, 2004 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2004-december-25-big-beautiful-saturn

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