Weird Saturn Picture, bright light

Ok let's try this again. I just said I normally don't post, but a friend that knows I'm interested in space and physics sent me this picture through email. You guys know just as much as I know about it, just a picture and I have no clue where it came from and it looks totally manipulated to me. I'm a skeptic by nature, but was wondering if some of the more image related gurus can confirm this is manipulated, because I think so.



[edit on 19-6-2009 by Cds4344]

[edit on 19-6-2009 by Cds4344]

the link is to your personal email... upload somewhere we can see it

Try this link.


[edit on 19-6-2009 by cosby]

oh well I can't seem to upload anything at the moment on ats. I'll try later

It's called lens flare.

That "weird light" is the reflection off of the CRT of the flash from the camera.

reply to post by Sliick


thats what im thinking as well.

someone took a photo of a photo on a monitor. unless its the sun and the camera is behind saturn looking inward.

Cassini-Huygens is out there taking photos so it could be

Thanks for all the input. I agree it's definately not an original photo and is doctored and/or has been tweaked in some way. It does look as if it's a glare of some sort, but when I saw it first reaction I had a gloomy feeling as if something were coming out of Saturn.

Thanks guys