"Commander Reid Wiseman filmed the rare Earthset on April 6 using his iPhone as the crew's spacecraft passed along the moon's far side, roughly 252,000 miles from Earth."
"The footage shows the planet slowly slipping behind the moon's edge, known as the lunar limb, with swirling cloud systems visible on its surface before disappearing entirely."
"Only one chance in this lifetime Like watching sunset at the beach from the most foreign seat in the cosmos, I couldn't resist a cell phone video of Earthset, Wiseman wrote when sharing the clip."
"The four-person crew, which also included astronauts Victor Glover and Jeremy Hansen, later witnessed an Earthrise and a solar eclipse during the same mission."
Commander Reid Wiseman filmed a rare Earthset as the Artemis II crew's spacecraft passed the moon's far side, approximately 252,000 miles from Earth. The video shows Earth disappearing behind the lunar limb, revealing swirling cloud systems. This moment, witnessed by humans for the first time in over 50 years, was shared widely, garnering 7.6 million views. Fellow astronaut Christina Koch captured the scene with a professional camera, while Wiseman recorded it on his iPhone, emphasizing the uniqueness of the experience.
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