Crescent Earth as viewed by the Artemis II crew yesterday (April 4th).

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April 06, 2026 - 01:54 UTC

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Where do you find these hi-res photos? Nasa's photo gallery on their website mostly has low-res photos.
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When you click download, check the URL and change ‘~large’ to ‘~orig’ and you’ll get the full size (still jpeg though).
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What an astonishing photo of our beautiful planet!
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it's magnificent. and the zoomed out version is even more breathtaking.
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All these great images and yet every time you turn on the live feed, it's just a cabin shot with those poor astronauts being bird-dogged by the micromanagers at NASA.
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Holy Kubrick, Batman!
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It's just so stunning. Send the warmakers up there and Make Earth Good Again.
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Fake news! Fox told everyone that the earth is flat.
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Thanks!
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amazing.
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#BlueCrew #VoteBlue #OneBlue
Even tens of thousands of miles from earth, out in the absolute zero cold of space, the crew of the Artemis II can't warm up to Donald Trump.
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So….any comment from flat earthers after seeing these pics? Another “fake news” situation? Just curious….
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Some nutjobs in the uk have started…
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That's a breathtaking view. What was going through their minds as they gazed at our home planet?
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So flat. 😅
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Our very beautiful home.
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And the lunar far side is coming into view, also taken on April 4th by the Artemis II crew.

flic.kr/p/2s5Tgub
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It's a rooster.
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These are incredible shots. Does JPL have cameras on the craft separate from the Nikons the crew has onboard?
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Honestly, could a satellite not have taken these?

I feel like we’re grasping here to be awed.
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Imagine being convinced the Earth is flat….
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It looks pretty spherical to me.
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It's an optical illusion. It's flat as a pancake!

😁
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