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Except that many of the "pretty" images released by nasa to the media are only that. Scientific value is one type of value, promotional value another. That far out from the sun the only realistic pictures would be shades of black. Our eyesight isn't made for such environments. That they need to be photoshopped so that we can perceive their detail doesn't detract from the facts of those details. One image for us to understand and appreciate, another from which to make scientific measurements.


> That far out from the sun the only realistic pictures would be shades of black.

You realize you can see Saturn with the naked eye from earth right?




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