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Old 16-07-2013, 10:44 PM
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Cassini Probe to Take Photo of Earth From Deep Space

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
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Old 16-07-2013, 11:04 PM
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I'll be out there smiling and waving.
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Old 16-07-2013, 11:58 PM
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I'll be out there smiling and waving.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOvmRSYeSJY
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Old 17-07-2013, 09:46 AM
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the preview makes it look like earth is a satellite of saturn
a funny a point of view!
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Old 17-07-2013, 10:13 AM
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Maybe Bob (Astronobob) can grab a cassiny shot with his 'ISS optimised rig'.
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Old 22-07-2013, 04:29 PM
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And the result..showing our Earth and Moon


http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedi.../N00213958.jpg

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/lightsi...rk/9329557951/

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Old 24-07-2013, 09:47 AM
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Here's another one fresh of the press.
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