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Earthset from the Cosmos: How an iPhone 17 Pro Max Captured NASA’s Historic Lunar View
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Earthset from the Cosmos: How an iPhone 17 Pro Max Captured NASA’s Historic Lunar View

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From 400,000 kilometers away, the blue marble of Earth slips behind the Moon’s jagged horizon. A 53-second clip. Uncropped. Uncut. Shot on an iPhone 17 Pro Max by NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman during the Artemis II mission. This raw footage, shared on X on April 19, 2026, marks the first video of an “Earthset” in human history, a sight unseen by eyes since the Apollo era half a century ago. Wiseman called it “only one chance in this lifetime…Like watching sunset at the beach from the most foreign seat in the cosmos.” (X post by Reid Wiseman) Artemis II launched on April 2, 2026, sending four astronauts—Wiseman as commander, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen—onboard the Orion spacecraft for a 10-day loop around the Moon’s far side. No landing. Just a flyby to test systems for future crewed missions. NASA cleared iPhones for personal documentation inside the cabin, alongside Nikons and GoPros for official shots.…

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