In July Nasa will take a portrait of Earth from a satellite probe orbiting Saturn - and is hoping people will wave at the night sky at just the right time. Nasa's Cassini probe has been in orbit around Saturn since October 1997 and has previously managed to capture only a handful of blurred images of Earth as it travels around the ringed planet. Yet due to a rare solar eclipse scheduled to take place next month, the probe's cameras will be able to take a clear image of our planet without the sunlight causing damage to its sensitive equipment.
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Nasa's Cassini probe has been orbiting Saturn for almost nine years
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The space agency plan to use the probe to photograph Earth in July and is asking people to stop and wave at the night sky when the shot is taken
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Photos will be possible because a rare solar eclipse between the Sun and Saturn will shield the sensitive camera from damaging rays
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