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Re: NASA Artemis Posters

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Post by modzu » Mon, Apr 20, 2026, 3:26 PM UTC

PhunkyPhil wrote: post #10

I'm still trying to understand how I feel about this so this is a bit of a napkin ramble; I can't help but feel like they've missed the mark a bit on some of the imagery from the mission that's been published so far. One of the most compelling shots from the mission, to me, was Reid Wiseman's IPhone footage from within the capsule while Earth was being eclipsed[0]. At the start there's a moment you can see the window…

this is one of the great insights of photography and we can all apply it. no one gives a shit about another picture of the leaning tower of pisa in your photo album. its the weird, candid, accidental shots that are most interesting and enduring. but its easy to not grasp that in the moment - the tower is what you're there to see, and its stunning, so of course it's what you photograph. those spaces in between though, like that iphone video, are what secretly transcend

Re: NASA Artemis Posters

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Post by strongpigeon » Mon, Apr 20, 2026, 5:09 PM UTC

PhunkyPhil wrote: post #10

I'm still trying to understand how I feel about this so this is a bit of a napkin ramble; I can't help but feel like they've missed the mark a bit on some of the imagery from the mission that's been published so far. One of the most compelling shots from the mission, to me, was Reid Wiseman's IPhone footage from within the capsule while Earth was being eclipsed[0]. At the start there's a moment you can see the window…

Agreed with the sentiment regarding that footage. This felt closer to something you could actually experience rather than another beautiful DSLR shot. Briefly seeing the inside of the capsule, the autofocus taking a long time, the iPhone image processing vibe... Felt 100x more real.

Re: NASA Artemis Posters

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Post by 3redchutes » Mon, Apr 20, 2026, 5:49 PM UTC

one has wrong info for mission duration. "25.5 day mission" ?

it was the 3 main chutes deployed photo.

At 12:40 p.m. EST, Dec. 11, 2022, NASA’s Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission splashed down in the Pacific Ocean after a 25.5 day mission to the Moon. Orion will be recovered by NASA’s Landing and Recovery team, U.S. Navy and Department of Defense partners aboard the USS Portland.

Re: NASA Artemis Posters

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Post by matheusmoreira » Mon, Apr 20, 2026, 6:19 PM UTC

PhunkyPhil wrote: post #10

I'm still trying to understand how I feel about this so this is a bit of a napkin ramble; I can't help but feel like they've missed the mark a bit on some of the imagery from the mission that's been published so far. One of the most compelling shots from the mission, to me, was Reid Wiseman's IPhone footage from within the capsule while Earth was being eclipsed[0]. At the start there's a moment you can see the window…

Thank you for posting this! That video is awesome.

Re: NASA Artemis Posters

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Apr 20, 2026, 6:23 PM UTC

baalimago wrote: post #3

If you're into this, check out the Apollo 11 gallery[1]. Contains very high-quality images from the actual trip, including "not so common" pictures from the moon. [1]: https://www.nasa.gov/gallery/apollo-11/

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Re: NASA Artemis Posters

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Post by indiandennis » Mon, Apr 20, 2026, 6:23 PM UTC

roycomputer wrote: post #7

baalimago wrote: post #3

If you're into this, check out the Apollo 11 gallery[1]. Contains very high-quality images from the actual trip, including "not so common" pictures from the moon. [1]: https://www.nasa.gov/gallery/apollo-11/

"very high-quality" sorry am i missing something? i can only see a max res of 1920 in any dimension

I was also confused about this when trying to download some artemis photos to use as wallpapers. The galleries default to the "large" size, but if you copy the PIA number of an image and search at https://images.nasa.gov/ you can get the much higher resolution "original" quality.

Re: NASA Artemis Posters

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Post by indiandennis » Mon, Apr 20, 2026, 6:25 PM UTC

Daneel_ wrote: post #5

They all seem to be a disappointingly low resolution, unfortunately.

I was also confused about this when trying to download some artemis photos to use as wallpapers. The galleries default to the "large" size, but if you copy the PIA number of an image and search at https://images.nasa.gov/ you can get the much higher resolution "original" quality.

Re: NASA Artemis Posters

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Post by baalimago » Mon, Apr 20, 2026, 7:14 PM UTC

roycomputer wrote: post #7

baalimago wrote: post #3

If you're into this, check out the Apollo 11 gallery[1]. Contains very high-quality images from the actual trip, including "not so common" pictures from the moon. [1]: https://www.nasa.gov/gallery/apollo-11/

"very high-quality" sorry am i missing something? i can only see a max res of 1920 in any dimension

Ah, my bad. I thought that was the source, but seems like the DB I found the high quality versions was elsewhere. Search for the "PIA number" of the images to find the high-res versions, example:

https://www.nasa.gov/image-detail/amf-as11-40-5915/

https://www.google.com/search?q=as11-40-5915

https://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/frame/?AS11-40-591...

Re: NASA Artemis Posters

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Post by tregoning » Mon, Apr 20, 2026, 8:37 PM UTC

Little known fact... this images are actually backed by Flickr.com and in there you get to download the original size vs "large" which seems to only be available on the nasa.gov site

Just search in flickr for the image id and you will get the relevant image in Flickr. e.g. https://flickr.com/photos/nasa2explore/55208327975

Re: NASA Artemis Posters

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Post by johnea » Mon, Apr 20, 2026, 8:43 PM UTC

In an effort to recover the $10B they pissed away on this pointless exercise to allow people to take iPhone photos out of a spaceship window, they should charge $10M apiece for the posters...