Nasa. LARGE FORMAT. An extra-ordinary and historic view of t - Lot 260

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Nasa. LARGE FORMAT. An extra-ordinary and historic view of t - Lot 260
Nasa. LARGE FORMAT. An extra-ordinary and historic view of the planet Satrune. On July 19, 2013, in an event celebrated around the world, NASA's Cassini spacecraft slipped into Saturn's shadow and turned to take images of the planet, seven of its moons, its inner rings - and, in the background, our home planet, Earth. With the Sun's powerful and potentially dangerous rays eclipsed by Saturn itself, Cassini's onboard cameras took advantage of this unique viewing geometry. They acquired a panoramic mosaic of the Saturn system that allows scientists to see details in the rings and throughout the system as they are backlit by the sun. This mosaic is special because it marks the third time our home planet has been imaged from the outer solar system; the second time it has been imaged by Cassini from Saturn's orbit; and the first time ever that Earth's inhabitants were told in advance that their picture would be taken from such a great distance. With both its wide-angle and narrow-angle cameras aimed at Saturn, Cassini was able to take 323 images in just over four hours. This final mosaic uses 141 of those wide-angle images. The images taken with the wide-angle camera's red, green and blue spectral filters were combined and mosaicked to create this natural color view.Period chromogenic print. Legend on label on the back. 50.8 x 61cm with margins.
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