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Related: About this forumEPIC View of Moon Transiting the Earth from DSCOVR spacecraft
NASA.gov Video
Published on Aug 5, 2015
This animation features actual satellite images of the far side of the moon, illuminated by the sun, as it crosses between the DSCOVR spacecraft's Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC) and telescope, and the Earth - one million miles away.
Read more: http://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/from-a-million-miles-away-nasa-camera-shows-moon-crossing-face-of-earth
DocMac
(1,628 posts)Pink Floyd, they went to the dark side of the moon.
DocMac
(1,628 posts)But, I've had a couple beers and refuse to edit it.
leveymg
(36,418 posts)Would make an epic animated Avatar.
leveymg
(36,418 posts)and I like my current splash page. Any other alternatives to imbedding this?
Charles de Gaudless
(102 posts)Thank you for posting it!!!
bananas
(27,509 posts)Uncle Joe
(58,647 posts)Thanks for the thread, bananas.
diverdownjt
(703 posts)You build a satellite...launch it into space to take pictures of the earth
and you let that stupid moon get in the way. These science dudes can't get
anything right!!!
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