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Artemis II · Eclipse · April 7, 2026

The solar eclipse from Orion at 01:28 UTC

Taken April 7, 2026 at 01:28:46 UTC (Apr 6, 9:28 PM EDT), mission time T+05d 02:53:46, with a Nikon D5 at 220 mm. Orion was 411,100 km (255,446 mi) from Earth and 11,231 km above the Moon.

Taken

April 7, 2026 at 01:28:46 UTC · Apr 6, 9:28 PM EDT

Mission time

T+05d 02:53:46

Camera

Nikon D5 · 220 mm lens

From Earth

411,100 km · 255,446 mi

Above the Moon

11,231 km · 6,979 mi

Below Orion

3.5°S 116.6°E on the Moon

Chapter

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

NASA record

ART002-E-11892 on NASA's Gateway to Astronaut Photography ↗

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