Daniel Pomarède15h ago

Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman took this picture of Earth from the Orion spacecraft after completing the translunar injection burn. There are two auroras (top right & bottom left) and zodiacal light (bottom right) is visible as the Earth eclipses the Sun.

https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/hello-world/

#Earth #Artemis #Artemis2 #Orion #Integrity #OrionIntegrity #spacecraft #NASA #Moon #space #aurora

Show threadallsortshut44
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The Sun is behind the Earth in this picture? In which case where does the light illuminating this ‘dark side’ of the Earth come from?
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Show threadEric A. Meyer13h ago
@allsortshut44 @pomarede Sunlight reflecting off the Moon (and probably also a long exposure or low f-stop or both).
Show threadPSoul•US 🏳️‍🌈11h ago
@Meyerweb don’t know if the large amount of noise is them cranking up the ISO or if it’s higher radiation levels.
Probably the ISO!
Show threadEric A. Meyer9h ago
@psoul Good point!
Show threadRuss Garrett5h ago
@psoul @Meyerweb it's ISO 51,200 on a Nikon D5!
Show threadDrums_in_the_night_🌐🇪🇺🇩🇪12h ago

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Show threadSpace Catitude 🚀11h ago

@allsortshut44 @pomarede

Since it is very near the full Moon, I assume it must be moonlight. That also explains why I can see so many stars here.

Wow. That is nuts. Cameras are SO much better in 2026. I don't think you could have captured such a shot with the equipment they had in the 1960s.