Pictures of Earth taken from Saturn

Jimbuna · 07-23-13, 03:55 PM

There are probably better pictures available but hopefully if so then someone will post them.

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Nasa has released photos of the Earth and Moon taken by a spacecraft orbiting Saturn - nearly a billion miles away

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23419543

Sailor Steve · 07-23-13, 04:04 PM

Always amazing.

Dowly · 07-23-13, 04:07 PM

On a mote of dust and all that.

Platapus · 07-23-13, 04:16 PM

A billion miles away! From our Earth perspective, that's a long way. From a galaxy perspective, hardly worth measuring.

A billion miles is about 0.2 light years.

The closest star to our solar system is Proxima Centauri (Wasn't he in Transformers?) and that is about 4 light years away.

VipertheSniper · 07-23-13, 04:17 PM

how about that:

Platapus · 07-23-13, 04:21 PM

Kinda makes some of our problems seem pretty insignificant huh?

Dowly · 07-23-13, 04:25 PM

Was just coming to post that picture. Stunning.

Uncropped picture:
http://s3.amazonaws.com/ciclops_ir_2...96_18344_1.jpg

Earth and Moon:

eddie · 07-23-13, 04:47 PM

Great pics!! I wonder if Voyager 1 turned its cameras towards earth right now, if it could even spot us? Especially as far out as it is right now.

garren · 07-23-13, 04:49 PM

Waste of money and resources in my opinion. The Andromeda galaxy is coming to eat our galaxy alive in about 3 billion years. That money could be used towards feeding the hungry and providing them shelter until we all end up like a fart in the wind of the universe.

Dowly · 07-23-13, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by garren

Waste of money and resources in my opinion. The Andromeda galaxy is coming to eat our galaxy alive in about 3 billion years. That money could be used towards feeding the hungry and providing them shelter until we all end up like a fart in the wind of the universe.

Wouldnt that be the same thing as issuing everyone a gun to shoot themselves with?

Most of us are *******s, but fortunately there are few on this planets who are
working towards preserving us. It might be futile, but at least they are doing something.
I'm lucky if I see even moon partially habitable during my life time (I'm 27 atm),
but I still have hope for the ones who come after me to reach out to the stars
and start it all anew, remembering what we did wrong.

Then again.. we are humans.. we tend to famous it all up, dont we.

07-23-13, 06:07 PM

NASA is awesome... if they would just have more moneyz...

The Kerbals do it right!

Dowly · 07-23-13, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Nippelspanner

NASA is awesome... if they would just have more moneyz...

I'd love to see what all NASA, ESA, the Russians and China could do together in terms of space...

But you are right, Kerbals are our only hope!

07-23-13, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

I'd love to see what all NASA, ESA, the Russians and China could do together in terms of space...

Yeah. Funny thing is, when you ask an astronaut (no matter of what nation) he or she pretty much says the same "There are no borders on earth". The view seems to be so amazing that many of them suddenly realize things we, down here, miss out. The whole picture, so to say.

So yeah, if they would work together...wow...

Dowly · 07-23-13, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Nippelspanner

So yeah, if they would work together...wow...

07-23-13, 06:24 PM

...what the...?

07-23-13, 04:04 PM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Always amazing. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

07-23-13, 04:16 PM	#4
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,361 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	A billion miles away! From our Earth perspective, that's a long way. From a galaxy perspective, hardly worth measuring. A billion miles is about 0.2 light years. The closest star to our solar system is Proxima Centauri (Wasn't he in Transformers?) and that is about 4 light years away. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

07-23-13, 04:21 PM	#6
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,361 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Kinda makes some of our problems seem pretty insignificant huh? __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

07-23-13, 04:07 PM	#3
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	On a mote of dust and all that.

07-23-13, 04:17 PM	#5
VipertheSniper Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Austria Posts: 1,070 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	how about that:

07-23-13, 04:25 PM	#7
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Was just coming to post that picture. Stunning. Uncropped picture: http://s3.amazonaws.com/ciclops_ir_2...96_18344_1.jpg Earth and Moon:

07-23-13, 04:47 PM	#8
eddie Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,023 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	Great pics!! I wonder if Voyager 1 turned its cameras towards earth right now, if it could even spot us? Especially as far out as it is right now.

07-23-13, 04:49 PM	#9
garren In the Brig Join Date: May 2011 Location: Half-way to Hell Posts: 366 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	Waste of money and resources in my opinion. The Andromeda galaxy is coming to eat our galaxy alive in about 3 billion years. That money could be used towards feeding the hungry and providing them shelter until we all end up like a fart in the wind of the universe.

07-23-13, 06:07 PM	#11
Nippelspanner Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	NASA is awesome... if they would just have more moneyz... The Kerbals do it right!

07-23-13, 06:24 PM	#15
Nippelspanner Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	...what the...?