A ghostly view of the Sun's corona seen from behind the Moon, portions of which are faintly visible from Earthshine (our planet is off screen to the left). At lower left, the bright point of light is Venus.
This is haunting.
More from yesterday's solar eclipse viewed by the Artemis II crew.
The Sun's corona is faintly visible emerging from behind the Moon.
And, at lower left, Venus.
The foreground is dominated by the dark, heavily cratered lunar surface. In the distance, a crescent Earth, setting. Behind, the black of deep space.
I can't stop staring at these photos.
This is what Earthset looks like—our homeworld setting behind the Moon.
And compare the dark, cratered surface of the Moon to the blue oceans and swirling clouds on our own planet.
If there's a starker illustration of our lifegiving world, I've yet to see it.
USS Sulaco arriving into orbit around LV-426
USS Sulaco arriving into orbit around LV-426
(I couldn't resist)
Source:
www.nasa.gov/image-detail...
Credit: NASA/Artemis II Crew
A crescent Earth, truncated by the rugged, uneven limb of the Moon.
Earthrise.
That shape cutting off the right-hand side of Earth is the Moon.
The Moon! The Sun's corona! A crewed spacecraft! Oh my!
HOLY SHIT
Read the second tweet
I think this might the most sci-fi photo from crewed spaceflight I've ever seen.
And it wouldn't have happened had Artemis II not launched on 1 April 2026 (because of orbital dynamics).
I'm reasonably sure the bright "star" at left, just above the spacecraft, is Venus.
Also, this photo was taken with a GoPro HERO4 Black mounted to one of the Orion capsule's solar arrays.
Source:
www.flickr.com/photos/nasa2...
Credit: NASA
OK, deep breath:
This is the Moon eclipsing the Sun; our star's massive corona is visible, faintly, around each side of the Moon. Our satellite is backlit by the Sun; there's some light falling on the Moon reflected from Earth, which is off to the left. The spacecraft structure is at left.
holy shit holy shit holy shit
The Moon! The Sun's corona! A crewed spacecraft! Oh my!
HOLY SHIT
❤️
If I work really hard I can probably find a crowbar, too
Image source:
www.nasa.gov/image-detail...
Credit: NASA/Artemis II Crew
The foreground is dominated by the dark, heavily cratered lunar surface. In the distance, a crescent Earth, setting. Behind, the black of deep space.
I can't stop staring at these photos.
This is what Earthset looks like—our homeworld setting behind the Moon.
And compare the dark, cratered surface of the Moon to the blue oceans and swirling clouds on our own planet.
If there's a starker illustration of our lifegiving world, I've yet to see it.
Then let's make it happen
I have a hammer
Hmmm I'm skeptical but I guess we could give it a go
There are subtle details visible on the lunar surface at the top left of the disk; these features can be seen thanks to Earthshine—reflected sunlight from Earth itself (which is off to the left).
Source:
www.nasa.gov/image-detail...
Credit: NASA/Artemis II Crew
A ghostly view of the Sun's corona seen from behind the Moon, portions of which are faintly visible from Earthshine (our planet is off screen to the left). At lower left, the bright point of light is Venus.
This is haunting.
More from yesterday's solar eclipse viewed by the Artemis II crew.
The Sun's corona is faintly visible emerging from behind the Moon.
And, at lower left, Venus.
We will!
Same
Great article, David!
Source:
images.nasa.gov/details/art0...
Credit: NASA/Artemis II Crew
The disk of the Moon, a small portion at upper left illuminated. The Sun's corona emanates from behind the Moon, looking diffuse. Several stars are visible.
Oh my.
This is what the Artemis II astronauts saw yesterday when the Moon eclipsed the Sun.
#NoWords #ShouldHaveSentAPoet
The Artemis II crew just reported several impact flashes—explosions from hypervelocity impacts of meteoroids with the Moon—during the solar eclipse.
We make a big effort to see a handful of these from Earth with telescopes.
That astronauts flying by the Moon saw >4 in tens of minutes is AWESOME.
This image was taken from within the Artemis II Orion crew capsule looking out at the Moon earlier on Monday, 6 April 2026.
Source: www.nasa.gov/image-detail...
Credit: NASA/Artemis II Crew
A view from inside the Artemis II Orion capsule looking out at the Moon through one of the windows.
Goodnight, Moon.
That's enough webcast for me
