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Artemis 2 Going back to the moon.

ATTACK ATTACK ATTACK said:
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?
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The moon is black and white, there’s very little colour to distinguish
 

Dark Traveller said:
Love the info about the Earth photo, all the info contained in the metadata…

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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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The high res version (may take some time to load) but you should be able to tap the image and zoom in. You can see the green of the Northern lights (1 o'clock position)

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Another one of the moon, albeit not as high res or detailed.

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woodlebert said:
Yes hence why I said I was happy to be the one

I thought/think you were joking insofar as sounding like a moon landing doubter, not that you knew it wasn’t from Artemis
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Nah, I'm no flat earther fake moon landing tin foil hat wearer as I love owt like this. I'd love to go there, like most on this thread I bet.

I hope everything goes OK so we get to see them land on the moon again and possibly set off to Mars also in my lifetime.
 
Dadsarmy73 said:
The moon is black and white, there’s very little colour to distinguish
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Was listening to the 13 minutes podcast on bbc sounds & they talked about how the Apollo astronauts mentioned that the moon has a more brown hew when viewed with the naked eye compared to the printed photos they brought back… also, when the sunlight was at the right angle there was a green tinge at time due to iron in the rocks…

The talk on the Netflix live stream they’ve referenced the browns & greens amongst the black & grey.
 
Dadsarmy73 said:
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
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Liked how earlier bbc news played trump rambling on mute in a tiny section of the screen whilst showing the nasa live feed on the bit part.
errant said:
I’m watching live on Netflix

Blackout hasn’t arrived yet, they’re not around the back side yet.
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I’m also now watching live on Netflix.

This coverage and commentary is brilliant.

I’m excited as **** to see the photos as well.
 
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HoxtonMackem said:
Liked how earlier bbc news played trump rambling on mute in a tiny section of the screen whilst showing the nasa live feed on the bit part.

I’m also now watching live on Netflix.

This coverage and commentary is brilliant.

I’m excited as **** to see the photos as well.
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Can’t wait for the photos, watched the news and saw him, and thought just couldn’t help himself, couldn’t keep quiet another week.
 
I’m watching live.. can’t comprehend it at all. They are travelling at 5000mph yet it seems that the images I’m watching is just a still image.
 
Jgrainger said:
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Blows my mind there are people who can work this stuff out.
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The theory of physics in space playing out perfectly and being able to watch it is the most incredible and amazing thing about space like
Quack said:
Eh what?

Just a prediction. Bad feeling something will go wrong
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Theyll be fine man
MunkyHeed said:
Re-entry is the most concerning part. We've seen how hot craft get when falling from 400km up when returning from ISS. Falling from 400,000km is next-level dangerous.
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The hot bit is the same surely, its just the part where they move through the atmosphere. Or was this sarcasm?
 
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