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Gravdigr · 09-15-2013, 02:02 PM

Voyager 1. In radio light. From 11,500,000,000 miles out.

The main transmitter on V-GER is just 22 watts.

This blue dot in the radio spectrum is 0.5 arcseconds across. A full moon is in the neighborhood of 1,800 arcseconds. 1 arcsecond is what a penny looks like from 2.5 miles.

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09-15-2013, 02:02 PM	#208
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Voyager 1. In radio light. From 11,500,000,000 miles out. The main transmitter on V-GER is just 22 watts. This blue dot in the radio spectrum is 0.5 arcseconds across. A full moon is in the neighborhood of 1,800 arcseconds. 1 arcsecond is what a penny looks like from 2.5 miles. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.