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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://fosstodon.org/users/AkaSci/statuses/116358471812959411">AkaSci 🛰️ (akasci@fosstodon.org)'s status on Tuesday, 07-Apr-2026 17:42:57 JST</a><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@AkaSci" title="akasci@fosstodon.org"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/20805-48-20221219024513.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="AkaSci 🛰️" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">AkaSci 🛰️</a><div><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@AkaSci/116355191972451961" rel="in-reply-to">in reply to</a></div></section><article><p>The Moon imaged from inside the Artemis II Orion spacecraft earlier today.</p><p>The image was taken a little over an hour after Integrity entered the lunar sphere of influence at 04:37 UTC, which will shape its orbit and turn it around.</p><p>Camera: NIKON D5<br>Lens: 35mm f/2.0<br>FocalLength: 35mm<br>ISO 400<br>ExposureTime: 1/250 s<br>CreateDate: 2026:04:06 05:45:17 UTC<br>Distance to Moon: 60,630 km<br>From Earth: 376,700 km</p><p><a href="https://images.nasa.gov/details/art002e009210" rel="nofollow">https://images.nasa.gov/details/art002e009210</a><br>52/n</p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/6290821#notice-12413541">In conversation</a><time datetime="2026-04-07T17:42:57+09:00" title="Tuesday, 07-Apr-2026 17:42:57 JST">about 7 months ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@AkaSci/116358471812959411" rel="external" title="Sent from fosstodon.org via ActivityPub">fosstodon.org</a></span></span><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@AkaSci/116358471812959411">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/5969416">Image of moon framed by Orion's window and surrounding interiors."Before going to sleep on flight day 5, the Artemis II crew snapped one more photo of the Moon, as it drew close in the window of the Orion spacecraft. Orion and the four humans aboard entered the lunar sphere of influence at 12:37 a.m. EDT on April 6, at the tail end of the fifth day of their mission. That marked the point at which the Moon's gravity had a stronger pull on the spacecraft than the Earth's. Artemis II's closet approach to the Moon will come on flight day 6, as they swing around the far side before beginning their journey back to Earth.About an hour after entering the lunar sphere of influence, Artemis II Mission Specialist Christina Koch said, "We are now falling to the Moon rather than rising away from Earth. It is an amazing milestone!" 
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The Moon imaged from inside the Artemis II Orion spacecraft earlier today.
The image was taken a little over an hour after Integrity entered the lunar sphere of influence at 04:37 UTC, which will shape its orbit and turn it around.
Camera: NIKON D5
Lens: 35mm f/2.0
FocalLength: 35mm
ISO 400
ExposureTime: 1/250 s
CreateDate: 2026:04:06 05:45:17 UTC
Distance to Moon: 60,630 km
From Earth: 376,700 km
https://images.nasa.gov/details/art002e009210
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1. Image of moon framed by Orion's window and surrounding interiors. "Before going to sleep on flight day 5, the Artemis II crew snapped one more photo of the Moon, as it drew close in the window of the Orion spacecraft. Orion and the four humans aboard entered the lunar sphere of influence at 12:37 a.m. EDT on April 6, at the tail end of the fifth day of their mission. That marked the point at which the Moon's gravity had a stronger pull on the spacecraft than the Earth's. Artemis II's closet approach to the Moon will come on flight day 6, as they swing around the far side before beginning their journey back to Earth. About an hour after entering the lunar sphere of influence, Artemis II Mission Specialist Christina Koch said, "We are now falling to the Moon rather than rising away from Earth. It is an amazing milestone!" "
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