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Earth photobombs Saturn
« on: November 13, 2013, 05:16:08 PM »
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassini/multimedia/jpl/pia17172.html#.UoP5l5t1632  

For some reason you need to squint just right to see it.

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ETA - here's the cheat sheet on where to see us:

Finally, in the lower right of the mosaic, in between the bright blue E ring and the faint but defined G ring, is the pale blue dot of our planet, Earth. Look closely and you can see the moon protruding from the Earth's lower right. (For a higher resolution view of the Earth and moon taken during this campaign, see PIA14949.)
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Re: Earth photobombs Saturn
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2013, 07:09:26 PM »
If you have to point it out, is it really a photobomb? 

Maybe this should be submitted as evidence any case of indecent exposure for that day.  "Just zoom in your Honor." :lol:
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Re: Earth photobombs Saturn
« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2013, 10:28:55 PM »
I left my glasses on my desk, so all I can see is the sailboat.
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Re: Earth photobombs Saturn
« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2013, 11:18:35 PM »
....was that Jimmy Hoffa's corpse I saw there?
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Re: Earth photobombs Saturn
« Reply #4 on: November 15, 2013, 09:07:53 PM »
i'm assuming earth is on the far side of it's orbit?  i'm surprised it can be seen at all.  btw, that's just freakin amazing that we can get these shots!
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