Alan Boyle
High-resolution photos are starting to come back to Earth from the #Orion space capsule as the #Artemis 2 crew zooms toward the #moon. This full-disk view of our planet could well rekindle the #OverviewEffect made famous during the Apollo era's glory days. https://cosmiclog.com/2026/04/03/moon-bound-astronauts-capture-glorious-views-of-earth/ #Space #NASA #Artemis2
Moon-bound astronauts capture glorious views of Earth

NASA’s Artemis 2 astronauts are sharing full-disk perspectives of Earth that haven’t been seen by human eyes for more than 50 years — from a spaceship that’s traveling from our ho…

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Apr 3 at 6:39pmWeb
Show threadDaniel FischerApr 3
@alanboyle The bright object is VENUS, of course - you can even see the zodiacal light pyramid underneath it. Explained that in https://scicomm.xyz/@cosmos4u/116341142066840692
Show threadAlan BoyleApr 3
@cosmos4u OK, kinda looks like @ScottSutherlandScienceWriter is in the minority about the nature of the bright object. At first he said Venus, then Saturn, but I'll leave that debate up in the air, so to speak.
Show threadDaniel FischerApr 3
@alanboyle @ScottSutherlandScienceWriter No, the science is 100% clear: https://bsky.app/profile/radplanets.com/post/3mimaryk3hs25 and https://scicomm.xyz/@redshiftdrift@sciences.re/116342571704206484 - I had compared the star field around Venus with a map and confirned its identity this way within minutes.
michael 🌸 (@radplanets.com)

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Show threadAlan BoyleApr 3
@cosmos4u That's worth a hat tip ... Thanks! Vielen Dank!