00:00Let's take a look at some of the photos we received from flight D6 in the lunar flyby.
00:06Now most of us have been used to seeing the iconic Apollo 8 Earthrise image.
00:13Now you might think that this is the same image, but the reality is this is actually Earthset,
00:19as captured by the Artemis II crew.
00:22This is when the crew began to go to the far side of the moon and the Earth was setting.
00:41So from behind the moon, the crew watched the Earthset,
00:45and you can see a soft blue arc fading behind a silent and cratered horizon.
00:53So part of the world was already in darkness during this time.
00:56That's why you can see that little crescent of the moon.
01:01And the rest of the world was still in motion with daylight.
01:06And the clouds are there half a world away, and the oceans are visible from this distance as well.
01:14In the foreground, we can see the craters of the moon that have been unchanged for billions of years.
01:27This is an absolutely stunning image, and for those of you watching us right now,
01:32I hope you are evoked with the emotions that I am as I look at this.
01:42We also have another image here that we'd like to share with you all.
01:45And here's the other image that was taken.
01:48This was captured by the Artemis II crew during their lunar flyby.
01:51Once again, that lunar flyby took place on flight day 6, April 6, 2026.
01:58And this view shows the moon fully eclipsing the earth, the sun.
02:03Fully eclipsing the sun.
02:07From their vantage point, the moon appears large enough to completely block the sun,
02:12creating nearly 54 minutes of totality, far longer than what we can expect here on Earth.
02:19You also see the sun's corona that's forming a glowing halo around the dark lunar disk,
02:27revealing the outer atmosphere normally hidden by the sun's brightness.
02:32With the moon in shadow, even distant stars become available.
02:36Take that in for a second.
02:39You can see these points of light that are usually washed out,
02:42but in an image like this, we see them very clearly.
02:49Along the edge, you can also see a faint glow on the moon's surface,
02:53and that's sunlight being reflected from the earth,
02:56softly illuminating the near side.
03:01I don't know about you, but this is a striking view
03:03and a rare opportunity to observe and document the corona
03:08as we come around the moon and this crew heads back home.
03:14Jesus, you're clear.
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