Huh. I didn't miss it. I guess I just didn't think about sharing it. My Astronomy professor always said that the best telescopes in space are pointing the wrong direction.
In related belated space image news: 40 years ago today, the last manned mission to the moon blasted off, Apollo 17. And 40 years ago today, the Blue Marble photo was taken by the astronauts aboard the craft.
![[Image: 300px-The_Earth_seen_from_Apollo_17.jpg]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/The_Earth_seen_from_Apollo_17.jpg/300px-The_Earth_seen_from_Apollo_17.jpg)
Three cheers for eyes in the sky. And let's please set foot on the Moon in my lifetime.
-- ∇×V
In related belated space image news: 40 years ago today, the last manned mission to the moon blasted off, Apollo 17. And 40 years ago today, the Blue Marble photo was taken by the astronauts aboard the craft.
Three cheers for eyes in the sky. And let's please set foot on the Moon in my lifetime.
-- ∇×V