NASA Cassini mission footage of Saturn and its Rings and Moons

NASA's Cassini mission to Saturn and its moons (1997-2017) was one of the most astonishing, though lesser known, scientific achievements of humanity in the modern age. The cameras on Cassini captured visually stunning sequences of Saturn, its beautiful rings and each of its remarkable moons. This is no mere chance, since the Cassini imaging team was expertly led with a fine eye by Dr. Carolyn Porco, a supremely talented protégé of none other than Prof. Carl Sagan himself.
The result was a public domain image dataset of 395,927 sequential photographs. I have animated them into moving pictures and set the result to looping music by Gustav Holst. At a total mission cost of $4 Billion, NASA's footage of Saturn shot by the Cassini mission is one of the most expensive movies ever produced!
TBH, I really don't expect anyone to watch ALL the 10 hours of footage straight through in sequence. But jumping about at random always seems to reveal interesting vistas! Please feel free to leave comments with timestamps for anything remarkable that caught your eye.
IMPORTANT NOTE: These raw, unedited sequences at times include rapid flashing. If you have photosensitive epilepsy, or a similar condition, this could trigger a physical reaction. Please use caution when watching this footage.
NASA Cassini Mission Raw Imagery Source:
solarsystem.nasa.gov/cassini-...
NASA Cassini Mission Calibrated Imagery:
pds-rings.seti.org/viewmaster...
'The Planets' Music by Holst conducted by Bernard Herrmann:
archive.org/details/lp_the-pl...
My edit of the Cassini footage ends with 3 processed color frames of Earth and Moon as seen from Saturn:
planetarydata.jpl.nasa.gov/im...
You can download a FREE PUBLIC DOMAIN version of my video here:
archive.org/details/CassiniSa...
Some notes on my editing process:
-I used the 1024x1024 sized Cassini ISS WAC and NAC raw image frames to animate the initial movies at 24 FPS.
-I applied the "Noir" filter to the footage in iMovie rotated right.
-The initial render was slowed down to 25%, enabling even fleeting moments to be observable. The MOV source file clocked in at 172GB!
-The end result with looped music by Holst was converted into a 40GB mp4 high definition video file in a square aspect and then uploaded to CZcams.
Remarkably, the looping music by Holst mostly matches the footage in a synergetic rhythm with minimal editing. I'm working on a more dynamic and curated 16:9 edit using the calibrated Cassini images accompanied by music by Brian Eno.
Dedicated to the beloved memory of Carl Sagan RIP

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Watched this in VR, I have no words.

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This video is a god damn fever dream

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Fucking amazing

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