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Orion and the Eclipse - Artemis II

author: Nasa/Novapix

reference: e-art02-20101

Image Size 300 DPI: 33 * 25 cm

The solar eclipse captured from a camera mounted on one of the Orion spacecraft’s solar array wings during the Artemis II crew’s flyby of the Moon’s far side. The science community is investigating whether the glow around the Moon is from zodiacal light -- interstellar dust that’s reflecting sunlight -- the solar corona, or a combination of the two. Unlike minutes-long eclipses as viewed from Earth, the Artemis II crew saw the Sun hide behind the Moon for nearly an hour. In this image, Venus can be spotted on the left, and Saturn on the right of the Moon. April 6, 2026

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2026 - ARTEMIS - ARTEMIS 2 - CAPSULE - ECLIPSE - FAR SIDE - MODULE - MOON - ORION - PLANET - SATELLITE - SATURN - SOLAR ECLIPSE - SPACE - VENUS -