Photographic Print of Pale Blue Dot, Voyager 1 image

Photographic Print of Pale Blue Dot, Voyager 1 image

This unique narrow-angle color image is of the Earth, dubbed 'Pale Blue Dot', is a part of the first ever 'portrait' of the solar system taken by Voyager 1. The spacecraft acquired a total of 60 frames for a mosaic of the solar system from a distance of more than 4 billion miles from Earth and about 32 degrees above the ecliptic. From Voyager's great distance Earth is a mere point of light, less than the size of a picture element even in the narrow-angle camera. Earth was a crescent only 0.12 pixel in size. Coincidentally, Earth lies right in the center of one of the scattered light rays resulting from taking the image so close to the sun. This blown-up image of the Earth was taken through three color filters -- violet, blue and green -- and recombined to produce the color image. The background features in the image are artifacts resulting from the magnification

We are proud to offer this print from Science Photo Library in collaboration with Science Photo Library

Science Photo Library features Science and Medical images including photos and illustrations

© NASA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Media ID 8967253

14 02 1990 , 14 February , 14th , 1990 , Distance , Family Portrait , Far Away , Narrow Angle , Narrow Angle Camera , Pale Blue Dot , Small , Spacecraft Image , The Earth , Tiny , Voyager 1 , Voyager One

14"x11" (36x28cm) Print

Our Photo Prints are printed on sturdy Archival Quality Paper for vivid reproduction and are perfect for framing

check 27.9cm x 35.5cm (11"x14")
check Pixel Perfect Guarantee
check Made with high-grade materials
check Professional quality finish

Printed on archive quality paper for unrivalled stable artwork permanence and brilliant color reproduction with accurate color rendition and smooth tones. Size refers to paper used.

This picture is available as a Framed Print , Photographic Print , Poster Print , Jigsaw Puzzle , Canvas Print , Metal Print , Photo Mug , Fine Art Print , Greeting Card , Pillow , Mouse Mat

Watermarking does not appear on finished products

Categories