NASA releases new ‘Earthset’ and eclipse images taken during historic flyby of the moon

Check this one out. [https://images.nasa.gov/details/SLS%20at%20the%20Pad%20with%20the%20Moon](https://images.nasa.gov/details/SLS%20at%20the%20Pad%20with%20the%20Moon)

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[Zoom compression](https://www.tamron.com/global/consumer/sp/impression/detail/article-compression-effect-telephoto-lens-guide.html). Using a longer lens makes things that are farther away (Earth) look bigger in relation to things that are closer (the moon)

I think it's also very cropped. They didn't really get as close as this image makes it look. A few thousand miles, not a few hundred. You should also check out the originals.

It is likely they are getting hugged to death.

It's ok, I have my towel.

Honestly it’s marginally more mind-blowing that someone decided we need fridge screens

I think what this really what this goes to show is that the computing itself was not the difficult part. The actual math involved in how to calculate trajectories and gravitational pull and whatnot is all worked out on the ground before the rocket takes off. So the onboard computer doesn't actually need to do a lot of serious math on the fly, the 2Mhz CPUs they had back then were more than capable of what they needed it to do. Remember even at at measly 2Mhz, that's still 2 mega hertz meaning 2 million hertz per second. You can do quite a bit of math in 2 million hertz, especially when that math is well optimized in Assembly language.

Relays. Saturn V was filled with relays. It is nuts to see.

That's true, but I think you may be overestimating the amount of people that have a screen on their fridge. "a" fridge screen, sure.

Reminds me that I have a student whose special interest is WW2 fighter jets and some of the things they could already do then blows my mind. 

Its been more like 120 years. And when they went to the moon in 1969 it was only 66 years. There were people who saw both the first powered flight and the first humans to set foot on another celestial body. 5 more years and Apollo 11 will be closer to the wright flyer than present day. 

You're a bit off. That was 123 years ago. But yes. Out progress, in particular from 1903-1969 has been amazing.

We did do this our forefathers did

It's amazing that any species has ever achieved this. But humans have achieved many amazing things. If the camera hadn't been invented, this mission would FEEL a lot less impressive. In fact, we wouldn't really be able to experience it in any meaningful way. So maybe the camera is actually the more impressive achievement.

It’s been messing with my head all day that at the exact same time, our astronauts are photographing new views of the moon while our lunatic of a president is basically threatening WW3.

Honestly didn’t know. I thought they were landing.

just lasers, that's it. industrial-strength lasers.

Atronauts usually have to use radiation-resistant windows and visors, which do add a tint to the view. It could be related. I think it was Buzz Aldrin who said his space suit's visor made the moon look yellowish. He knew this because one can push up the radiation-guard layer of glass if needed. It's meant to use only when getting ready inside the capsule where the light is dim, but Buzz briefly tested his outside view without.

Both! Seeing as the Moon was formed form material from the Earth would make sense for it to be same flat material or as this image appears to show, round material.