From: jthorn@aei.mpg-zebra.de.retro.com   
      
   Big John  wrote:   
   > A country boy with an interest in space is wondering how long will it   
   > take photos to get back to Earth from "New Horizons", once it arrives in   
   > the Pluto neighborhood?   
      
   One-way light-travel time from Pluto to Earth is around 6 hours.   
      
   ciao,   
      
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