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Chapter 08 of 10 · April 7, 2026

Artemis II Solar Eclipse Photos from Orion

The Sun disappears behind the Moon. The corona blooms around a black disk.

When

April 7, 2026 at 00:20 UTC to April 7, 2026 at 02:00 UTC · mission time T+05d 01:45:00 to T+05d 03:25:00

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Solar eclipse

The Moon covers the Sun for nearly an hour. April 7, 2026 at 00:31 UTC

Photos from Eclipse

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The solar eclipse from Orion at 00:34 UTCART002-E-9297
The solar eclipse from Orion at 00:34 UTCART002-E-14293
The solar eclipse from Orion at 00:55 UTCART002-E-11568
The solar eclipse from Orion at 01:00 UTCART002-E-9300
Total solar eclipse: the Moon blocks the Sun from Orion’s viewpointART002-E-16066
Sunlight bursts back around the lunar limb

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