Sam CardozaI took this photo recently while out on the pacific coast. Thought it'd be appropriate to share it now since we have four human beings on their way to the moon 😯. As someone who wasn't born yet during the Apollo missions, it's a pretty surreal feeling.
One thing I like about the Artemis II crew is their attitude. I'm a STEM educator in my day job, and have a pretty strong (even fervent) belief that space travel can and *should* be done to share the awe and beauty of the vast unknown with *all* of humanity. I think the astronauts headed to the moon right now are doing a pretty good job of embodying that. ☺️
Sadly, that's not what I see in general in tech, and space is no exception. It seems like elon musk & co. want to turn outer space into a playground for the mega rich. And now I guess they want to train superintelligent AIs on orbiting data centers. What could possibly go wrong?
Anyways, it's just been nice to see a small W for humanity. Thanks NASA 🫡
How has everyone else been feeling about the Artemis missions? Have you had time to watch any of the downlinks or interviews with the astronauts?
~dragonfly
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Photo info:
4 minutes of exposure, shot in 13" subs on Nikon Z6 ii with 16mm f/2 lens on a regular tripod. Processed in GIMP and Sequator.
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#CDARC #astronomy #astrophotography #astrodon #milkyway #science #nature #moon #artemis #california #spring #art #landscape #GIMP #sequator
One thing I like about the Artemis II crew is their attitude. I'm a STEM educator in my day job, and have a pretty strong (even fervent) belief that space travel can and *should* be done to share the awe and beauty of the vast unknown with *all* of humanity. I think the astronauts headed to the moon right now are doing a pretty good job of embodying that. ☺️
Sadly, that's not what I see in general in tech, and space is no exception. It seems like elon musk & co. want to turn outer space into a playground for the mega rich. And now I guess they want to train superintelligent AIs on orbiting data centers. What could possibly go wrong?
Anyways, it's just been nice to see a small W for humanity. Thanks NASA 🫡
How has everyone else been feeling about the Artemis missions? Have you had time to watch any of the downlinks or interviews with the astronauts?
~dragonfly
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Photo info:
4 minutes of exposure, shot in 13" subs on Nikon Z6 ii with 16mm f/2 lens on a regular tripod. Processed in GIMP and Sequator.
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#CDARC #astronomy #astrophotography #astrodon #milkyway #science #nature #moon #artemis #california #spring #art #landscape #GIMP #sequator
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