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Rosetta one day before first Earth fly-by 2005 Mar 03, 22:52 - 23:12 UT - C8 @ f/6.3 - SXV-H9 - 18 x 15 sec binned 2x2 ESA's spacecraft Rosetta on its way to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko made a fly-by of Earth on 4 March 2005. This image from the night before is a composite showing the spacecraft at one minute intervals. On the night of the fly-by I was clouded out. For other images, see Rosetta Earth Swing-By |