This might be one of my favorites from Artemis II. A cinematic alignment of the Moon and Earth, each cradled within the warmth of sunbeams.

Taken from behind the Moon on April 6th.

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April 09, 2026 - 18:41 UTC

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🎶It's a marvelous night for a moondance/
With the stars up above in your eyes 🎶
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Earth sure is pretty from a distance. It’s a shame that it can be such an ugly place, once you get close up to it…
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This is an incredible picture. Thanks for sharing. This whole event is blowing my tiny mind.
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So what caused the sunbeams? (To be visible). On Earth, it's due to dust in our atmosphere. I'm not so sure you would get this effect in space. Was this dust on the window? The camera lense?
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It's lens flare. www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/lens-flare.htm
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“Can't be real. Has to be an AI-slop sci-fi movie.” :)
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I seem to remember that shot from Space:1999 a few times :)
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And possibly multiple Kyrptonian phantom zones to the right.
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“Should have sent….JJ Abrams”
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Kubrick’s opening to 2001 was better. Say what you will, the man knew how to compose a shot.
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