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With Artemis II launching this past Wednesday, astronauts are over halfway to the Moon already! Along their way, the astronauts get some amazing views of our planet. 

NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman took this picture of Earth from the Orion spacecraft’s window after completing the translunar injection burn. There are two auroras (top right and bottom left) and zodiacal light (bottom right) is visible as the Earth eclipses the Sun.

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Image: NASA/Reid Wiseman

This and the next picture shared below, are the first downlinked images from the Artemis II astronauts.

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Image: NASA

See more photos from Orion as they are shared.

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