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| NASA Claims Strange Saturn Ring Bulge is an Optical Illusion
Does an "opposition surge" sound like something that's nothing to worry about? That's what NASA calls what looks like a big bulge in the B ring in a recent photograph sent back by the Cassini spacecraft … a photograph that was mysteriously kept hidden since it was taken with the Cassini wide-angle camera on June 26, 2016. Is NASA concerned about the attention being paid to former NASA scientist Dr. Norman Bergrun's claims that the bulges are huge spaceships in Saturn's rings? "An ethereal, glowing spot appears on Saturn's B ring in this view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. There is nothing particular about that place in the rings that produces the glowing effect — instead, it is an example of an "opposition surge" making that area on the rings appear extra bright. An opposition surge occurs when the sun is directly behind the observer looking toward the rings. The particular geometry of this observation makes the point in the rings appear much, much brighter than would otherwise be