What Earth Would Look Like With Rings Like Saturn

YouTube ^ | November 19, 2009 | Roy Prol

[zeugma]

The rings around Saturn are one of the reasons Saturn has no GPS or satellite TV and cannot grow bananas ...

Reminds me of a sig I saw recently... "Save the Earth! It's the only planet with chocolate!"

[buccaneer81]

The rings around Saturn are one of the reasons Saturn has no GPS or satellite TV and cannot grow bananas ...

Well, that and an atmosphere that's 96% hydrogen.

Could potentially make a great refueling stop in the future, though.

[exit82]

Enjoyed it very much, Maceman. Thanks.

[donna]

ROFL

[ASOC]

With out the mass of the moon in orbit, the earth would not be nearly as stable as it is today.

I have heard that without the moon, life would not have developd on earth.

Crazy stuff, eh?

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Maceman.

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[LiberConservative]

Thanks for posting. Very cool. It would be a nice “Christmas Card” to my international associates. ;)

[Eaker]

Thanks Maceman!

[humblegunner]

Why is that woman yelling in the background?

Do you think she’s hurt?

[Eaker]

Prolly has bedbugs ................

[SunkenCiv]

“What if earth had rings like Saturn?”
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[dragnet2]

COOL! Thanks for sharing!

Thanks!...My pleasure.

I shot this one of the Veil Nebula a few months back from the back yard with the same scope but a slightly different optical train/camera filters.

I was pretty happy with this shot...

Veil Nebula is an old supernova remnant in the constellation Cygnus. It is the remains of cataclysmic explosion of star that exploded between 5,000 and 8,000 years ago. This nebula is about 1,860 light-years distance.

[sig226]

It was already suggested that there might not be life on earth without the moon. This theory has possibilities, but it can never be tested, so it's a moot point. I'm more interested in the development of higher learning. We are fortunate that the size and position of the moon allow it to eclipse the sun. This led to the understanding that objects in the heavens move independently from the earth and from each other. The planets change their positions in the night sky, but they are mere points of light. They are as incomprehensible as comets to people who don't understand their secrets.

The moon is easily observed and its path could be predicted by fairly simple mathematics. Ptolemy did it, possibly using lost knowledge from Egypt and Babylon. The ancient Chinese tried to predict eclipses with a smattering of success. They spent thousands of years wondering why did it do that. The ancients could also see that the Earth was quite round when it eclipsed the moon, but that takes all the fun out of jokes about medieval Europe. In terms of human history, we only "got it" fairly recently. Without the moon, Sir Isaac Newton might have regarded fallen apples only as wasted fruit. Our lives might be very different today.

[GeronL]

If the moon had disintegrated after life developed, I guess we could have had a ring system now. I doubt it would look exactly like that though.

[Levante]

Wow, another fantastic picture!

[Larry Lucido]

If the Earth had rings, they would forever be “endangered” by human activity. Plus, ring visibility distribution would be racist because those on the equator won’t get much of a view, while those way north or south get spectacular views.

[humblegunner]

Plus, ring visibility distribution would be racist because those on the equator won’t get much of a view

I hate a bunch of racist rings.

[Eaker]

If the Earth had rings

Gunner would just screw them up.................

[humblegunner]

Gunner would just screw them up.................

I try to aim high.

[dragnet2]

Wow, another fantastic picture!

Thanks...It's a lot fun capturing these too.