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8. I've seen other reports on this pic and think it is labeled correctly -

Tue Nov 26, 2013, 10:31 AM

Nov 2013

it is the location of the satellite that took the pic and perspective (and angle) that makes it look like the Earth is in the wrong place.

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This is so great - view of two comets, Mercury and Earth - as a video! [View all] NRaleighLiberal Nov 2013 OP

now we can understand the evolution of sperm snooper2 Nov 2013 #1

. NRaleighLiberal Nov 2013 #3

omg as i watched this i thought the same thing . looks like sperm leftyohiolib Nov 2013 #4

Now, JimboBillyBubbaBob Nov 2013 #2

Um, are they sure about Earth and Mercury? hootinholler Nov 2013 #5

It is filed under "bad astronomy" hootinholler Nov 2013 #7

I've seen other reports on this pic and think it is labeled correctly - NRaleighLiberal Nov 2013 #8