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Old 09-01-2002, 11:00 PM
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Great Pic: http://umbra.nascom.nasa.gov/eit/ima..._and_earth.jpg
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Very cool. Thanks for the link!
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Yeah, that was cool. Especially the 'earth for comparison' part. I wonder if the distance scale was accurate.
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No, the flare wasn't even aimed at us. It was huge, though!
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