My photo was taken with a Samsung Galaxy s23 ultra, through a 8" Dobsonian telescope. Using 4k video at 1600 ISO from my backyard. Crazy what phones can do with some help from a scope. Artemis shots are so stunning!!

For the first time in over 50 years, humans have seen the far side of the Moon! 🌑

NASA’s Artemis II lunar flyby last night. We never see that side from Earth because the Moon is tidally locked. This means it rotates at the same rate it orbits our planet and keeps one hemisphere facing us at all times. To view the far side, a spacecraft has to travel beyond the near side and around the Moon. No humans have made that journey since the Apollo era, making Artemis II a major step forward in lunar science, deep-space exploration, and humanity’s return to the Moon. It is a powerful milestone for Artemis and a preview of the next era of Moon missions.

Yesterday Morning at Zugspitze. A7III 200mm

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https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/amf-art002e009285/

The Edge of Two Worlds

art002e009285 (April 6, 2026) – Our planet draws closer to passing behind the Moon in this image captured by the Artemis II crew during their lunar flyby, about six minutes before Earthset. Earth is in a crescent phase, with sunlight coming from the right. The dark portion of Earth is experiencing nighttime. On Earth’s day side, swirling clouds are visible over muted blue in the Australia and Oceania region. The lines of small indentations on the Moon’s rugged surface are secondary crater chains. These structures are formed by material ejected during a violent primary impact.

Image Credit: NASA

April 6, 2026

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I know nothing about space and rocket science but i know cameras work slightly differently due to radiation, lighting and more stuff outer space but the current photos looks so bad, I'm guessing they sent just enough to show us but they will upload 4k ones after returning to save bandwidth, specially that astronaut who took one from his iphone just a few moments ago.

I just want a good wallpaper.

I'm currently looking here

https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-ii-multimedia/

NASA's Artemis II crew captured the first-ever "Earthset" photo on April 6, 2026, just before losing contact with Earth. The image shows Earth setting behind the moon as a crescent, with clouds visible over Australia and Oceania.

This shot was a deliberate echo of the famous 1968 "Earthrise" photo from Apollo 8 (which was spontaneous). Unlike the original, the "Earthset" was carefully planned. The article also notes the astronauts commented on the moon's unexpectedly brownish tint during their flyby.

After taking the photo, the crew reemerged an hour later to begin their journey home. Astronaut Christina Koch concluded: "Ultimately, we will always choose Earth. We will always choose each other."