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The coolest thing I saw today was this picture of Saturn eclipsing the sun. So incredible that it seems like it would have to be computer generated. Two additional things are extremely interesting:

1. This picture was taken by the Cassini spacecraft, which orbits Saturn and therefore has a unique pespective from which to photograph.

2. Move your mouse to the bottom right of photograph and click on the zoom icon to magnify the photo. Imagining Saturn as a clock face, look closely at the area between 9 and 10 o’clock (as if they were extended in straight lines from the clock face), in between the colorful inner rings and the outer ring. Locate the small, light colored dot/ball.

You’re looking at Earth.

I can not even begin to imagine the look on Gailileo’s face if he were able to see that.

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