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by gahs
Sat Oct 12, 2019 1:27 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Interplanetary Earth (2019 Oct 12)
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Re: APOD: Interplanetary Earth (2019 Oct 12)

If you want to see the picture without the arrow, see the Cassini Imaging site at http://ciclops.org/view/7696/The-Day-the-Earth-Smiled-Sneak-Preview The description at that site confirms the broad, diffuse E ring is seen in this image, which is part of the wider field you can see here http://www.ci...
by gahs
Mon Jan 07, 2019 3:23 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Stars, Meteors, and a Comet in Taurus (2019 Jan 07)
Replies: 4
Views: 1588

Re: APOD: Stars, Meteors, and a Comet in Taurus (2019 Jan 07)

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/S_190107.jpg Stars, Meteors, and a Comet in Taurus "This was an unusual night..." In case anyone is curious (as I was) this was "the night of 14 to 15 December 2018" according to http://esplaobs.blogspot.com/2018/12/comet-46p-wirtanen-and-gemi...