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The Americas, Seen From Four Moons Away
NASA's EPIC camera on NOAA's DSCOVR satellite took the picture from about 1.5 million kilometres out; the planet did not pose.
On air: Hank Ledger on Late Night BBNPublished
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At a glance
- First reported by NASA: “Earth, Today: the Americas, top to bottom (Wednesday, October 28)”.
- Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 31, 2026, at 12:27 AM ET on Late Night BBN, by Hank Ledger.
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What BBN said about it
The BBN AnnouncerWednesday, October twenty-eighth, twelve twenty-five Eastern. The whole sunlit Earth, the Americas from top to bottom, per NASA.
The BBN AnnouncerThe camera was one point five million kilometres away. That is four Moons out, and its light took five seconds to reach it.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFive seconds. I've waited longer for a elevator in this building.
The BBN AnnouncerFour Moons away, and it still looks like home. It always sees the sunny side. This is BBN.
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