MunkyHeed
Striker
Yeah. After they hugged you could see them all crying and searching for tissues as obv. tears don’t run down yer face in zero G.
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Artemis 2 Going back to the moon.
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Hue Jorgan
Striker
What an amazing view they must have, can’t wait to see the high Rez footage and photos when they are back on earth 
Sounds like they were confused as to which camera was looking out of each window
Sounds like they were confused as to which camera was looking out of each window
tunstallhill
Striker
Lucky fuckers doing that for a job
Id sign up for NASA tomorrow me if they wanted a man off the street to train up for a one way trip to the edge of the universe
Id sign up for NASA tomorrow me if they wanted a man off the street to train up for a one way trip to the edge of the universe
sima-hebburn
Striker
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Albay3037
Striker
Me too, was always my dream as a kid to go into a space, but as I grew older my dream evaporated but I still haven't lost that awe of anything to do with space.
Dark Traveller
Striker
Love the info about the Earth photo, all the info contained in the metadata…
“Now let's get serious about the photo.
This is a tweet for those interested in photography, astrophotography, and anyone who wants to know. Why is this photo incredible? Some conspiracy theorist, acting all suspicious, asked why this photo taken by the Artemis II commander looked more washed out than the photo taken by the Apollo 17 crew in 1972.
Well. Here's the exciting part. This photograph would have been impossible to take with an analog camera; and not just any digital camera can capture it. The original file for this photo is available for download on NASA's website. In the file's properties, you can see what camera it was taken with and the exposure settings that were used. Even the camera's serial number.
This, first and foremost, guarantees that the photo we're seeing wasn't created digitally or with AI, but captured by a real camera by a human. I know that's not enough argument for the conspiracy theorists, but oh well. That's the Earth right there. Now for the really interesting part. Why does it look more washed out than the one from '72?
Because it turns out that on the side of the Earth we see in that photo, it's nighttime; if you zoom in, you can see the glow of nighttime lighting. But how, if it's nighttime, can it look like daytime?
Because the photo was taken with a super high ISO of 51200! ISO is the sensor's sensitivity to light. With most digital cameras, at ISOs over 6400, the noise is so much that the photo looks practically unreadable. But the camera that Commander Reid Wiseman has is a NIKON D5, which isn't a very new camera; it was released 10 years ago.
But its sensor is renowned for guaranteeing decent image quality at high ISOs. And that, for those who always ask how to take a good sky photo, is fundamental.
Why? Well, to be able to photograph the stars without having to lower the exposure speed too much. Because if you lower the exposure too much to let in more light, it captures the movement of the stars and the Earth's rotation, when you're on Earth.
So a high ISO like that made it possible for Wiseman to shoot at a speed of 1/4 of a second. Which is low, but not that low. It's, let's say, the limit for astrophotography. That's why this photo has noise, because it's still a super high ISO anyway.”
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“Now let's get serious about the photo.
This is a tweet for those interested in photography, astrophotography, and anyone who wants to know. Why is this photo incredible? Some conspiracy theorist, acting all suspicious, asked why this photo taken by the Artemis II commander looked more washed out than the photo taken by the Apollo 17 crew in 1972.
Well. Here's the exciting part. This photograph would have been impossible to take with an analog camera; and not just any digital camera can capture it. The original file for this photo is available for download on NASA's website. In the file's properties, you can see what camera it was taken with and the exposure settings that were used. Even the camera's serial number.
This, first and foremost, guarantees that the photo we're seeing wasn't created digitally or with AI, but captured by a real camera by a human. I know that's not enough argument for the conspiracy theorists, but oh well. That's the Earth right there. Now for the really interesting part. Why does it look more washed out than the one from '72?
Because it turns out that on the side of the Earth we see in that photo, it's nighttime; if you zoom in, you can see the glow of nighttime lighting. But how, if it's nighttime, can it look like daytime?
Because the photo was taken with a super high ISO of 51200! ISO is the sensor's sensitivity to light. With most digital cameras, at ISOs over 6400, the noise is so much that the photo looks practically unreadable. But the camera that Commander Reid Wiseman has is a NIKON D5, which isn't a very new camera; it was released 10 years ago.
But its sensor is renowned for guaranteeing decent image quality at high ISOs. And that, for those who always ask how to take a good sky photo, is fundamental.
Why? Well, to be able to photograph the stars without having to lower the exposure speed too much. Because if you lower the exposure too much to let in more light, it captures the movement of the stars and the Earth's rotation, when you're on Earth.
So a high ISO like that made it possible for Wiseman to shoot at a speed of 1/4 of a second. Which is low, but not that low. It's, let's say, the limit for astrophotography. That's why this photo has noise, because it's still a super high ISO anyway.”
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Dadsarmy73
Winger
Just watching this on nasa TV thinking this is genuinely the best of humanity and what can be achieved, while at the same time we are witnessing the very worst in humanity in Trump and Iran
abbs
Striker
Im the same ,
But I've looked further into it ,
whilst its a massive achievement, the distances we are talking about beyond our solar system is fkin staggering so I kind of don't see the point
Quack
Central Defender
CissesUnderpants9
Striker
Humanity, two sides of a coin.
Ghandi Floss
Striker
Homer already did it.
Dadsarmy73
Winger
Aliens
Ghandi Floss
Striker
Wow. Truly awe-inspiring.
Dadsarmy73
Winger
Eh?
Ghandi Floss
Striker
Anyone just been watching on Sky News?
When they were talking about craters on The Terminator line, was what we could see stuff left over from previous Apollo missions?
When they were talking about craters on The Terminator line, was what we could see stuff left over from previous Apollo missions?
ATTACK ATTACK ATTACK
Winger
It's a shame and a bit disappointing it's in black and white like the Apollo mission as I would have expected the data bit rate to transfer back to earth would be faster these days.
should get 1 at least
When they get back will there be a colour version?
woodlebert
Striker
Just as a point of clarity, I don’t think this is from Artemis. It’s taken from earth
Will happily be “the one”. It’s not taken from Artemis
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