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riversedge

(70,242 posts) Sun Apr 23, 2017, 01:41 AM Apr 2017

That's us. All of us, in Cassini's last view of Earth,

Beautiful and sobering.

CassiniSaturn?Verified account @CassiniSaturn

See that dot between #Saturn's rings? That's us. All of us, in Cassini's last view of Earth, a billion miles away. https://go.nasa.gov/2o9bZAe

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That's us. All of us, in Cassini's last view of Earth, (Original Post) riversedge Apr 2017 OP

I don't say Awesome very often, but sometimes it's the appropriate term to use. NBachers Apr 2017 #1

Here's an awesome pic that includes the moon. JohnnyRingo Apr 2017 #2

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A larger albeit zoomed-in version: if you look closely... Princess Turandot Apr 2017 #4

that big "little dot" sent Cassini to take that photo,,,, lastlib Apr 2017 #12

Sobering. demosincebirth Apr 2017 #5

Love this! I think I'll quit paying bills. :D C Moon Apr 2017 #6

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The government is obviously spying on us again (channeling Alex Jones). Buns_of_Fire Apr 2017 #8

In terms of distance traveled vs the size of the entire Milky Way, Oneironaut Apr 2017 #9

My eyes were closed. Orrex Apr 2017 #10

... NurseJackie Apr 2017 #13

"I can see Russia from there." Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2017 #11

NBachers

(17,122 posts)

1. I don't say Awesome very often, but sometimes it's the appropriate term to use.

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Sun Apr 23, 2017, 02:08 AM

Apr 2017

JohnnyRingo

(18,636 posts)

2. Here's an awesome pic that includes the moon.

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Sun Apr 23, 2017, 02:11 AM

Apr 2017

It may be the same image, but it's in greater detail.

From yesterday's "Astronomy Picture Of The Day":

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap170422.html

Truly amazing.

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Princess Turandot

(4,787 posts)

4. A larger albeit zoomed-in version: if you look closely...

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Sun Apr 23, 2017, 02:21 AM

Apr 2017

...there's the moon as well, at about 9 o'clock. (The spacecraft was 870 million miles from us when it took the photo.)

https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA21445

lastlib

(23,248 posts)

12. that big "little dot" sent Cassini to take that photo,,,,

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Sun Apr 23, 2017, 09:22 AM

Apr 2017

and sent its creatures to walk on the other "little dot".

I'll bet dimes to doughnuts they didn't use the biblical value of pi to do it........

a World-changing perspective:

demosincebirth

(12,540 posts)

5. Sobering.

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Sun Apr 23, 2017, 02:46 AM

Apr 2017

C Moon

(12,213 posts)

6. Love this! I think I'll quit paying bills. :D

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Sun Apr 23, 2017, 02:53 AM

Apr 2017

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Buns_of_Fire

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8. The government is obviously spying on us again (channeling Alex Jones).

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Sun Apr 23, 2017, 08:02 AM

Apr 2017

The worst part is, I see they caught me just as I was scratching one of those itches you're not supposed to scratch in public. How embarrassing.

If they'd given us some notice, we all could have at least waved or something.

Oneironaut

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9. In terms of distance traveled vs the size of the entire Milky Way,

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Sun Apr 23, 2017, 08:16 AM

Apr 2017

That entire distance is probably comparable to the thickness of the skin on an apple vs. the size of the earth.

In terms of speed, space travel is still extremely slow. The universe is unimaginably vast.