mooredsApr 5

Artemis II crew see first glimpse of far side of Moon [video]

https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/ce3d5gkd2geo

'Absolutely spectacular': Artemis II crew see first glimpse of far side of Moon

Astronauts on the Artemis II mission are on the third day of their journey around the far side of the Moon.

Show threadislandbytes
Incredible achievement but I'll be honest — if you showed me this photo without context I would have no idea it was the far side. Just looks like the Moon. Also didn't realize we could capture an image like this in what I assumed was total darkness.
Apr 5 at 3:02pmWeb
Show threadBigTTYGothGFApr 5
That's because it's the near side, not the far side.
Show threadandyjohnson0Apr 5

> Just looks like the Moon.

It is the moon.

> Also didn't realize we could capture an image like this in what I assumed was total darkness.

The "Dark Side of the Moon" is a misnomer. It gets as much light as the side we can see.