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Earthrise, Earthset

"Video of Earth rising and setting over the moon's horizon, taken with the HDTV camera aboard Japan's KAGUYA (SELENE) lunar explorer on November 7, 2007." (Music: Deep Blue Day by Brian Eno - Trainspotting OST.)

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phloydzep : LVL 19: VP 2.8: said:

phloydzep

18 votes NegativePositive

585 days 9 hours ago...

Very cool video, yet another intriguing view of our planet. Although it should note that the rising and setting is due simply to the motion of the lunar explorer. The same side of the moon is always facing towards the earth.

fattirefury : LVL 35: VP 4.3: said:

fattirefury

26 votes NegativePositive

585 days 6 hours ago...

Good to see thoes millions go from a HDR video to 320x240

jimbillywho : LVL 35: VP 4.3: said:

jimbillywho

Hidden (Show Comment) -10 votes

585 days 2 hours ago...

^come on, the quality is still amazing compared to any other satellite telescope. with that quality shouldnt the american flag be seen on the moon, among other things that were left behind?

EckJerome : LVL 37: VP 4.5: said:

EckJerome

5 votes NegativePositive

585 days 1 hour ago...

An HD TV camera is not a "telescope." And, no, even from lunar orbit it still ain`t gonna see a flag that`s only two feet across (or even a rover that`s ten feet across). You actually would need a telescope (and a damn good one) on the spacecraft to see such small objects on the surface.

The Mars Reconnisance Orbiter does have an actual telescopic camera (and a rather large one) aboard and it can just barely resolve (from Martian orbit) the probes and rovers that we have landed there.

I suppose I shouldn`t be surprised that people are so clueless about the resolving power of cameras and telescopes, but I`m in the business so it`s just second nature to me.

jimbillywho : LVL 35: VP 4.3: said:

jimbillywho

-5 votes NegativePositive

585 days ago...

^ah hah, i thought it was a telescope...never mind then.

dirk_diggler : LVL 33: VP 4.2: said:

dirk_diggler

8 votes NegativePositive

584 days 18 hours ago...

She looks so small and fragile from there.

Rx Trojan : LVL 22: VP 3.1: said:

Rx Trojan

5 votes NegativePositive

584 days 9 hours ago...

theres lookin at 6+ billion ppl...

Flynn_2006 : LVL 41: VP 4.9: said:

Flynn_2006

-3 votes NegativePositive

584 days ago...

that`s why all the camcorders are japanese.

phantomcircuit : LVL 40: VP 4.8: said:2007 Winner

phantomcircuit

-4 votes NegativePositive

582 days 18 hours ago...

Why can`t I see any stars?

amnesiac : LVL 28: VP 3.7: said:

amnesiac

20 votes NegativePositive

582 days 18 hours ago...

this is fake, the Earth is flat!

allannator : LVL 34: VP 4.2: said:

allannator

-2 votes NegativePositive

582 days 18 hours ago...

this reminds me, so did this explorer find the left over rovers from the 1960s American moonlanding, so the hoax-or-not can finally be over?
anyone got information on that?

nishta : LVL 1: VP 1: said:

nishta

-6 votes NegativePositive

582 days 17 hours ago...

wheres the american flag u ask?
in hollywoods basement i say

dougekewl : LVL 40: VP 4.8: said:

dougekewl

4 votes NegativePositive

582 days 16 hours ago...

wow do i feel small now

atsguy : LVL 9: VP 1.8: said:

atsguy

3 votes NegativePositive

582 days 14 hours ago...

^ its ok, ever heard of enzyte...i hear it helps

istya : LVL 30: VP 3.9: said:

istya

13 votes NegativePositive

582 days 13 hours ago...

"wheres the american flag u ask?
in hollywoods basement i say"

To which I would say: "Wow. You`re dumb."

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