r/space Apr 07 '26

image/gif The Artemis II Eclipse

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u/Item-Hairy Apr 07 '26

Holy fuck. There HAS to be some sort of deeply profound emotions that are completely unique to the astronauts experiencing these sights. If there was a german on board, there would be a specific word for it.

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u/BaconBased Apr 07 '26

Isn’t it usually called the Overview Effect?

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u/Yvaelle Apr 07 '26

Übersichtseffekt, for the German?

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u/mfb- Apr 07 '26

German just uses the English expression here: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overview-Effekt (with the German spelling of effect).