Earthset, moon, eclipse captured in stunning images taken by Artemis II

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Stunning photos taken by the Artemis II crew were released connected Tuesday, showing spectacular views from the acold broadside of the satellite and an eclipse successful space.

One representation from NASA showed "Earthset" — the Earth dipping down the moon. Part of the Earth is seen successful darkness, portion Australia and Oceania are disposable connected the planet's surface. Details of the satellite look successful the photo's foreground.

"Humanity, from the different side," the White House said astir the image.

The representation was captured done the model of the Orion spacecraft connected Monday evening arsenic the Artemis II unit conducted a flyby of the satellite — becoming the archetypal humans to spot immoderate parts of the moon's acold broadside with the bare oculus and traveling farther from Earth than immoderate different humans successful history.

Another stunning photograph showed the satellite eclipsing the sun. The eclipse was not disposable from Earth, lone to the unit aboard the spacecraft, and the astronauts needed to deterioration eclipse glasses to support their eyes until the satellite wholly covered the sun.

"From the crew's perspective, the Moon appears ample capable to wholly artifact the Sun, creating astir 54 minutes of totality and extending the presumption acold beyond what is imaginable from Earth," NASA said astir the image.

Astronaut Victor Glover said the sun's corona remained disposable and agleam during the eclipse, creating "a halo astir astir the full moon." He said the photos of the eclipse didn't bash the show justice.

"It conscionable looks unreal. You tin spot the aboveground of the satellite against the Earthshine. … You tin really spot a bulk of the moon. It is the strangest looking happening that you tin spot truthful overmuch connected the surface," helium said connected Monday evening.

He told NASA that helium was "really glad" the ngo launched successful clip to spot the eclipse, which lasted astir an hour.

"Because humans astir apt person not evolved to spot what we're seeing," helium said. "It is genuinely hard to describe. It is amazing."

Another photograph shared by NASA connected Tuesday greeting shows the ridged craters and agelong shadows of the satellite arsenic parts of it travel into presumption on the bound betwixt lunar time and night.

The Artemis II unit is present making their travel backmost toward Earth. They are expected to splash down disconnected the California coast, adjacent San Diego, connected Friday evening.

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