Finn Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Earth as seen from the Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn: Jari Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigasshammm Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Puts things in perspective. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TaiidanTomcat Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Exhausted Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Thank you for that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Devilleader501 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Makes you wonder just how big er small our world really is. Wouldn't it be cool to see Saturn rising and falling every day instead of a boring moon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ziggyfoos Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Wouldn't it be cool to see Saturn rising and falling every day instead of a boring moon. I imagine if that was the case though, that saturn would be considered "boring" - the moon is pretty unique, only taken for granted. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GEH737 Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Rats... I had my eyes closed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
midnightprowler Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 (edited) That was on my I pad'ss astronomy pic of the day along with one from Mercury. Where did you find it? Edited July 23, 2013 by midnightprowler Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 Very cool image ... Thanks for sharing it ... Makes you wonder just how big er small our world really is. Wouldn't it be cool to see Saturn rising and falling every day instead of a boring moon. If that were the case, we'd be the ones on the "Moon" then ... -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blunce Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Here's a bit more info I found using the OP's opening line as a search: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2373118/Cassini-First-pictures-Earth-taken-NASA-spacecraft-orbiting-Saturn.html Very interesting! Of note, the Earth has only been photographed from "outer space" 2 other times, and one of those was also by Cassini in 1996 (source: above link) Thanks for sharing, pretty damn amazing really! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SBARC Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 Such a tiny little spot of light......which sorta explains why the Space Aliens haven't invaded yet. We are the guy in the middle.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The_Animal Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 tiny little child's voice - "Are we there yet?" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted July 24, 2013 Share Posted July 24, 2013 SPECTACULAR... ASTOUNDING to see how WE fit into the Galaxy.. Thank you for posting it. :wub: :wub: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Neo Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 what scale is that ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
worldslaziestbusker Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Rats... I had my eyes closed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vvac201 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 I had a feeling I was being watched! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 "Wherever you go, there you are ..." - Buckaroo Banzai -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfgun33 Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Such a tiny little spot of light......which sorta explains why the Space Aliens haven't invaded yet. We are the guy in the middle.... :chain-gun:/> :shoot:/> Are you sure that pic wasn't taken from the aliens that are about to invade? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The_Animal Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 I was hoping to insert an Apple Maps joke, but unfortunately, they didn't make any easily identifiable errors in Vancouver, BC. :( Thank goodness Apple didn't put in the directional software for the Cassini space probe. It would have made three orbits around the sun, then did three orbits around Mercury...three orbits around Venus and then tried to go directly through the Moon before trying for Mars. Needless to say, that wouldn't have gone well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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