Videos of Cassini/Saturn available for download (JPL/NASA)

[eppur_se_muova]

Several of these are ones I've posted before. A new one is an animation based on Huygens video, with the POV now able to move around: http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/videos/video-details.cfm?videoID=108

Some of these are little "show and tell" presentations with narration, but still may be interesting to space/planetology buffs.

Apparently they've moved stuff around on the site a little bit lately. I had only one QuickTime that didn't load right. Otherwise, this is some of the smoothest video I've seen -- but WARNING: some HUGE downloads!

Many of the videos showing approaches to Saturn's moons start off with a deep zoom, followed by a pan. Cassini is actually thousands of miles away, but the visual effect is as if the probe (and POV) is about to crash into the surface -- then suddenly it starts to turn aside. A little disconcerting in places.:)

[chelsea0011]

1. Awesome! Thanks.