NASA Artemis II moon mission live launch broadcast

Re:NASA Artemis II moon mission live launch broadcast by dylan604 on Wednesday April 01, 2026 @03:00PM (#47605037)

It is one of the things I regret not ever getting to see a shuttle launch. The closest I ever got was when I flew over Florida while a shuttle was on the pad.

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Re:NASA Artemis II moon mission live launch broadcast by qingcharles on Wednesday April 01, 2026 @08:02PM (#47608311)

I got super, super lucky and managed to get VIP tix for the last one. IIRC I took these pics on my iPhone 5

https://imgur.com/a/Mlyxk9u

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Re:NASA Artemis II moon mission live launch broadcast by dylan604 on Wednesday April 01, 2026 @08:13PM (#47608396)

wow, that shot of it sitting on the pad is much cleaner than I'd have expected from that phone. i'm envious

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Re:NASA Artemis II moon mission live launch broadcast by qingcharles on Wednesday April 01, 2026 @10:32PM (#47609327)

I cheated somewhat. I had some good binoculars with me that day and I was juggling those in one hand while holding the iPhone to the eyepiece :)

(and I checked, it was iPhone 4 not 5)

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Re:NASA Artemis II moon mission live launch broadcast by dylan604 on Thursday April 02, 2026 @12:08AM (#47609886)

I was wondering how the zoom was so clear. However, I'm familiar with the struggle of shooting that way. I don't have a phone mount for my telescope, but with enough struggle, I can get a decent pic from the viewfinder on my phone. So don't play it off as cheating. It was a bit of skill to get both the binocs and the phone steady and aligned enough to get it.

Either way, it's a shot not everyone is going to have posted to their socials.

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