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This image of home just came down from the Artemis II crew. (thelemmy.club)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by artwork@lemmy.world to c/space@mander.xyz

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This image of home just came down from the Artemis II crew.

Taken after their translunar injection burn, there are aurorae at top right and lower left, and zodiacal light at lower right.

Credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman

// That's home. That's us.

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Alternative references of better image quality mentioned in comments by @baguette@piefed.social:
- https://images.nasa.gov/details/art002e000192;
- https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/art002e000192/art002e000192~orig.jpg [5568 x 3712]

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[-] zerobot@lemmy.wtf 10 points 3 weeks ago

looks pretty flat though,must be real

[-] 14th_cylon@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 weeks ago

and now i am confused, can you two just make up your mind and tell me what to think? damn it...

[-] zerobot@lemmy.wtf 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

ask chatgpt

this post was submitted on 03 Apr 2026

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