Simeon Schmauß

I really can't stop looking at this photo - We usually think of space as being entirely empty and dark, but our Sun has a lot of dust around it that we can rarely see. This so called Zodiacal light is giving the moon this eerie backlit glow.

And four people really have been there and witnessed this yesterday, absolutely blows my mind!

Credit: NASA
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Full quality: https://flic.kr/p/2s6ionW

#Artemis #Nasa #Moon #Eclipse #space #zodiacallight #orion

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Show threadSimeon Schmauß16h ago

I was ready to go to bed late last night, but continued to listen to the audio descriptions from the astronauts which were incredibly captivating. In my mind I was painting a picture of this scene, and the images certainly didn't disappoint.

This is a HDR merge combining the long exposure art002e009573 with the shorter art002e009571. I also fixed the motion blurred stars with deconvolution and applied some noise reduction and slight color adjustmens.

Show threadSimeon Schmauß16h ago
If you missed that live I highly recommend taking a listen:
https://www.youtube.com/live/z-j1uxBmis0?si=Q3Hdnl1ctKvUAxlk&t=29027
NASA’s Artemis II Crew Flies Around the Moon (Official Broadcast)

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Show threadPete13h ago
@stim3on It's kind of nice to a whole 'nother generation being enthralled by a Lunar mission.
I was a young adult when the Apollo 11 mission landed on the Moon. The whole population seemed to be glued to their radio sets listening to those astronauts' progress all the way.
The Apollo 13 mission, when the capsule experienced an explosion was even more intense. I think everyone on the planet was united in prayer (or positive vibes, for the non-religious) for those guys as they fought for their lives to get back to Earth.