Space Daily·4 min read·medium
A glimpse of home was among the last images Voyager 1’s cameras ever sent. Just 34 minutes after taking the most distant photo of Earth ever, the cameras were powered off to conserve energy — going da
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Mal James
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This article recounts the historical significance of the 'Pale Blue Dot' photograph taken by Voyager 1 in 1990. It details the technical process behind the image and notes that the spacecraft's cameras were permanently powered off shortly after the capture to conserve energy.
A spacecraft billions of miles away captured Earth's final portrait before its cameras went dark forever, leaving scientists to wonder what lay just beyond that last frame.
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