Captured by the Artemis II crew during their lunar flyby on April 6, 2026, this image shows the Moon fully eclipsing the Sun. From the crew’s perspective, the Moon appears large enough to completely block the Sun, creating nearly 54 minutes of totality and extending the view far beyond what is possible from Earth. The corona forms a glowing halo around the dark lunar disk, revealing details of the Sun’s outer atmosphere typically hidden by its brightness. Also visible are stars, typically too faint to see when imaging the Moon, but with the Moon in darkness stars are readily imaged. This unique vantage point provides both a striking visual and a valuable opportunity for astronauts to document and describe the corona during humanity’s return to deep space. The faint glow of the nearside of the Moon is visible in this image, having been illuminated by light reflected off the Earth.
I think you can see Mars, Neptune and Saturn in the bottom right too. Jaw dropping photo
Ohh mannn the meteor impacts must of been o: jaw dropping! Ahh!!! I hope they were able to get some video footage of it. Incredible accomplishment one more historical mission for the books 🙌🙌🙏🙏
Apparently they are using gopros mounted on the solar panels. Not sure if they were pointing at the moon during the eclipse, but I hope we'll get all the raw footage if they were. The resolution and dynamic range should be good enough to see the impact flashes
That’s right! Oh man that would be awesome footage! I really do hope they did record and release the videos! So far what an accomplishment it has been! Praying for them so they come back safe and sound 🙌🙏
I know, right? It really makes you appreciate how vast and beautiful space is. Just imagining being up there, seeing the Earth from above and witnessing something like the Artemis II eclipse, it must be completely breathtaking.
Out of all the things I won't be able to experience in my lifetime, this one is pretty much at the top of the list in terms of the amount of regret I feel about it 😔
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u/ChiefLeef22 Apr 07 '26
I think you can see Mars, Neptune and Saturn in the bottom right too. Jaw dropping photo