Image credit: Firefly Aerospace
That recent eclipse many viewed here on Earth was also witnessed by the Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost Moon lander.
Blue Ghost captured imagery during the totality of the solar eclipse. The images were taken from the lander’s top deck camera taken using different exposure settings.
Image credit: Firefly Aerospace
Red hue
They were stitched together, revealing a red hue. That color is a result of sunlight refracting through the Earth’s atmosphere as the Sun is blocked by our planet, casting a shadow on the lunar surface.
The glowing ring of the eclipse is again seen on Blue Ghost’s solar panel. You can also spot Mercury (left) and Venus (right) just above the eclipse – all captured from the probe’s landing site in the Moon’s Mare Crisium.
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Image credit: Firefly Aerospace