r/spaceporn • u/feeling_impossible • Feb 07 '18

Surreal, absurd, outlandish, preposterous... But there it is. The entire earth clearly reflected off the side of a car. [1920x1080]

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '18 edited Jun 30 '20

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u/beowulfey Feb 07 '18

It was kind of a cost/benefit issue. With such a high probability of failure, they didn't feel it was worth it to equip the dummy load to take pictures of the trip. Most likely, unless it was perfectly facing the sun, it would just be taking pictures of a dark car lost in shadow anyway. Probably wouldn't be able to see anything!

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u/Chef_Boy_Hard_Dick Feb 07 '18

Would a flash not work in space?

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '18

What would it light up?

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u/Chef_Boy_Hard_Dick Feb 07 '18

The car...

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u/DonnyPlease Feb 07 '18

You'd just end up with a bunch of photos of the car from the exact same angle with nothing but black in the background.

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '18

And you'd be excited about seeing a bunch of the exact same picture of a car against a pitch black background?