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The First Interplanetary Photobomb
NASA ^
| July 17, 2013
| Dr. Tony Phillips
Posted on 07/17/2013 8:12:51 PM PDT by EveningStar
Consider it the first interplanetary photobomb. On July 19th, NASA's Cassini spacecraft will photograph Earth through the rings of Saturn--and NASA wants you to jump into the shot.
"Cassini has photographed Earth before, but this will be the first time Earthlings know in advance their picture will be taken from a billion miles away," says Linda Spilker, Cassini project scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA. "We hope that people around the world will go outside to wave at Saturn while the photo-shoot is underway."
(Excerpt) Read more at science.nasa.gov ...
TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Astronomy; Science
KEYWORDS: astronomy; cassini; earth; nasa; photobomb; saturn; spacecraft; waveatsaturn
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To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
07/17/2013 8:13:15 PM PDT
by
EveningStar
("What color is the sky in your world?" -- Frasier Crane)
To: EveningStar
i dont know that many people waving at the sky might attract the wrong sort of attention
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posted on
07/17/2013 8:19:53 PM PDT
by
bigheadfred
(barry your mouth is writing checks your ass cant cash)
To: EveningStar
What are Muslims instructed to do by NASA?
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posted on
07/17/2013 8:21:16 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: EveningStar
Wow, they can really take my picture, all the way from Saturn.
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posted on
07/17/2013 8:30:14 PM PDT
by
mountn man
(The Pleasure You Get From Life Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
To: EveningStar
What’s that garbage in the upper left corner?
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posted on
07/17/2013 8:32:24 PM PDT
by
Moonman62
(The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
To: EveningStar
I’m going to be busy on Friday. Will there be another photobomb when Cassini reaches Uranus?
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posted on
07/17/2013 8:35:43 PM PDT
by
smokingfrog
( ==> sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
To: Moonman62; EveningStar
What’s that garbage in the upper left corner?
The new NASA LOGO.
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posted on
07/17/2013 8:38:41 PM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
(The monsters are due on Maple Street)
To: Moonman62
It’s the outline of the Cassini spacecraft.
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posted on
07/17/2013 8:40:08 PM PDT
by
hoagy62
("Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered..."-Thomas Paine. 1776)
To: EveningStar
What if I blink? Will there be a do-over?
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posted on
07/17/2013 8:40:26 PM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(21st century. I'm not a fan.)
To: Moonman62
I think I know what your thinking, but it's a sketch of the Cassini spacecraft. But still ... interesting.
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posted on
07/17/2013 8:45:50 PM PDT
by
dr_lew
To: dr_lew
It all looks the same to me.
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posted on
07/17/2013 9:00:34 PM PDT
by
Moonman62
(The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
To: Moonman62
It does suggest Arabic script, but to me, it doesn't resemble that particular choice. Maybe closer is this one, of which I have no idea what it means. Probably something similar!
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posted on
07/17/2013 9:17:32 PM PDT
by
dr_lew
To: Moonman62
What’s that garbage in the upper left corner?"Peace Be Upon Him"
To: EveningStar
Wait, that isn't a NASA probe... it's an NSA probe. Hide inside under your aluminum foil shielding.
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posted on
07/17/2013 9:46:07 PM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(This message has been recorded but not approved by Obama's StasiNet. Read it at your peril.)
To: EveningStar; brytlea; cripplecreek; decimon; bigheadfred; KoRn; Grammy; married21; ...
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posted on
07/18/2013 2:54:58 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(McCain or Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
To: SunkenCiv
Left to right. Chris Hadfield, Ted Cruz, and Tom Marshburn.
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posted on
07/18/2013 3:17:27 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
To: EveningStar
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posted on
07/18/2013 4:29:25 AM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(To stay calm during these tumultuous times, I take Damitol. Ask your Doctor if it's right for you.)
To: Conspiracy Guy
Doesn’t matter as long as you show Uranus.
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posted on
07/18/2013 8:02:25 AM PDT
by
null and void
(Republicans create the tools of oppression, and the democrats gleefully use them!)
To: null and void
Doesn’t matter as long as you show Uranus.In other words, we're going to moon Saturn?
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posted on
07/18/2013 9:04:28 AM PDT
by
Ole Okie
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