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Very soon the Cassini spacecraft will take a photo of Saturn's rings and Earth will be in the shot. I know it is silly and emotional, but I'm going to go outside to smile and wave at the spacecraft during its extended photo-taking session so that in the future I'll be able to point at the blue dot in the picture and honestly say I was outside looking up at the camera. Oooh! I just got goosebumps and a shiver of excitement simply writing about it! :)

When should you go out for your photo opportunity?
http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/waveatsaturn/timezones/

Meanwhile, listen to this sweet, very short video where wonderful Morgan Freeman gives voice to the words of the amazing scientist in charge of imaging for Cassini, Carolyn Porco:
The Day the Earth Smiled
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4-nxib2J_g

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