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The Pale Blue Dot revisited
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The Pale Blue Dot revisited
by cid » Tue Jul 23, 2013 1:19 am
Dear Algebra -- stop asking us to find your x. She's not coming back - ever. Get over it.
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Re: The Pale Blue Dot revisited
by Swift » Tue Jul 23, 2013 2:42 am
Hey, I can see my house!
Never, ever forget: we did this. This is what we can do.
In wilderness is the preservation of the world. - Henry David Thoreau
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. - Margaret Mead
In wilderness is the preservation of the world. - Henry David Thoreau
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. - Margaret Mead
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Re: The Pale Blue Dot revisited
by geonuc » Tue Jul 23, 2013 10:04 am
And APOD has it juxtaposed with a shot from Mercury taken by MESSENGER.
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Re: The Pale Blue Dot revisited
by Rommie » Tue Jul 23, 2013 10:38 am
Who cares about Earth, I can't believe that shot of Saturn is real! 
Yes, I have a life. It's quite different from yours.
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Re: The Pale Blue Dot revisited
by Swift » Tue Jul 23, 2013 1:43 pm
Rommie wrote:Who cares about Earth, I can't believe that shot of Saturn is real!
Really, that seems mild by Cassini standards. How about this or this or this?
Never, ever forget: we did this. This is what we can do.
In wilderness is the preservation of the world. - Henry David Thoreau
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. - Margaret Mead
In wilderness is the preservation of the world. - Henry David Thoreau
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. - Margaret Mead
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Re: The Pale Blue Dot revisited
by Rommie » Tue Jul 23, 2013 2:10 pm
I think for me aesthetically it has something to do with the combination of the eclipse view and being far below it. 
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