Cassini Probe to Take Photo of Earth From Deep Space

[Hans Tucker]

On July 19th, Cassini will take a picture of our home planet from a distance of hundreds of millions of miles

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2013-204

[jjjnettie]

:) I'll be out there smiling and waving. :)

[Hans Tucker]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOvmRSYeSJY

[rustigsmed]

the preview makes it look like earth is a satellite of saturn :)
a funny a point of view!

[multiweb]

Maybe Bob (Astronobob) can grab a cassiny shot with his 'ISS optimised rig'. ;) :thumbsup:

[Hans Tucker]

And the result..showing our Earth and Moon


http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/images/raw/casJPGFullS79/N00213958.jpg

and

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lightsinthedark/9329557951/

[multiweb]

Here's another one (http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=81702&src=eoa-iotd) fresh of the press.