Another day, another staggering image from #Artemis1. This one was taken right around the moment when the Orion capsule reached its maximum distance from Earth.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasa2explore/52536208534/in/album-72177720303788800/
#Artemis1 #NASA #perspective
Where's the familiar "face" on the Moon? This is a different perspective on our satellite, via Artemis I.
You can really see the difference between the far and near sides of the Moon here.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasa2explore/52535497487/in/album-72177720303788800/
#NASA #space #Artemis1
This one made me laugh. The solar array of the Orion capsule looks like it is slicing Earth in half.
It's like one of those extreme-perspective vacation photos where a tourist pretends they're holding the Eiffel Tower in their hands.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasa2explore/52536368029/in/album-72177720303788800/ #Artemis1
@coreyspowell Ok, I need to admit this as I wrote the toot twice and deleted it in shame.
I thought the moon being asynchronous to earth mean it sat behind earth (locked) as we moved around the sun 🙃
I conflated tidal ‘locking’ with the moon not showing its far side to the sun EVER, and didn’t consider that our rotation around the sun would eventually shine light on the moon’s far side.
This gif broke my stupidity. This is my astronomy confession, I request penance.
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