07/04/2026
đToday, while the world looked up at the same Moon weâve always known⌠a small crew slipped silently behind itâinto a place no human eyes have ever seen.
This morningâs image isnât just the Moon.
Itâs a moment in history.
Somewhere beyond that familiar glow, Artemis astronauts are now on the far sideâcompletely cut off from Earth. No signals. No contact. Just trust, precision, and the weight of human curiosity carrying them forward.
Theyâve travelled 248,655 miles through space over days⌠to stand on the edge of the unknown.
And as I captured this frame from Earth, it hit meâ
we are witnessing the return of deep space exploration in real time.
It was amazing to hear the crew say when they returned from the dark side of the moon that they could see Oceana and Africa, and that we were all looking up to them and they were looking down to us! â¤ď¸
đˇ Canon R5
Canon 100-400mm
Canon 2 x extender
1.6 crop factor
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