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Artemis II began flight on its moon mission while the moon was full. (April 1, 2026) That means the far side of the moon was completely dark.

This mission has the goal of flying around the far side, but when the spacecraft arrives, that side of the moon will be experiencing its dawn with the sun just beginning to rise, and will be more dark than light, so there will be poor lighting conditions for images.

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#Artemis #ArtemisII #Artemis2 #moon #NASA

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Siegfried.

@Earl They will not only see the Dark Side of the Moon, but might also see a total eclipse of the sun. (What a gorgeous experience to Pink Floyd's music!)

And I expect new pictures of earth rise, like Apollo 8 took in December 1968.
#artemis2 #apollo8