Firefly's 'Athena' Lander Watched Friday's Eclipse - from the Moon (space.com)
(Saturday March 15, 2025 @11:34PM (EditorDavid)
from the see-you-on-the-dark-side-of-the-moon dept.)
- Reference: 0176737267
- News link: https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/03/15/2217247/fireflys-athena-lander-watched-fridays-eclipse---from-the-moon
- Source link: https://www.space.com/the-universe/moon/wow-private-lunar-lander-watches-diamond-ring-eclipse-from-the-surface-of-the-moon-photo
"For the first time in history, a privately operated lunar lander has captured images of a total eclipse from the Moon's surface," [1]reports Daily Galaxy .
While the Athena lunar lander [2]tipped over and ended its mission , elsewhere on the moon Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander "continues to beam home incredible imagery," [3]writes Space.com , and since its landing on March 2 "has been sending us stunning [4]photos and [5]videos ..." A new [6]video of Blue Ghost's moon-side view captures the eerie red light on the moon (caused by sunlight refracting through the atmosphere over the edges of the earth). "Blue Ghost turns red!" Firefly writes [7]on their mission updates page .
A SpaceX photographer also captured the eclipse [8]as it happened over a Falcon 9 rocket waiting to launch to the International Space Station, in a remarkable time-lapse photograph.
And Space.com collects [9]more interesting lunar-eclipse photos taken from around the world, including Appin, Scotland; Canberra, Australia; and Palm Springs, California...
[1] https://dailygalaxy.com/2025/03/private-lunar-lander-diamond-ring-eclipse/
[2] https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/03/08/0145217/athena-spacecraft-declared-dead-after-toppling-over-on-moon
[3] https://www.space.com/the-universe/moon/wow-private-lunar-lander-watches-diamond-ring-eclipse-from-the-surface-of-the-moon-photo
[4] https://www.space.com/space-exploration/missions/earth-shines-over-moon-in-amazing-1st-photos-from-private-blue-ghost-lander-were-all-in-that-picture
[5] https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/watch-sparks-fly-as-blue-ghost-lander-drills-into-the-moon-video
[6] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2P-z_cXsOs
[7] https://fireflyspace.com/news/blue-ghost-mission-1-live-updates/
[8] https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/total-lunar-eclipse-crosses-the-sky-above-spacexs-crew-10-spacecraft-and-falcon-9-rocket-space-photo-of-the-day-march-14-2025
[9] https://www.space.com/total-lunar-eclipse-blood-worm-moon-best-photos
While the Athena lunar lander [2]tipped over and ended its mission , elsewhere on the moon Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander "continues to beam home incredible imagery," [3]writes Space.com , and since its landing on March 2 "has been sending us stunning [4]photos and [5]videos ..." A new [6]video of Blue Ghost's moon-side view captures the eerie red light on the moon (caused by sunlight refracting through the atmosphere over the edges of the earth). "Blue Ghost turns red!" Firefly writes [7]on their mission updates page .
A SpaceX photographer also captured the eclipse [8]as it happened over a Falcon 9 rocket waiting to launch to the International Space Station, in a remarkable time-lapse photograph.
And Space.com collects [9]more interesting lunar-eclipse photos taken from around the world, including Appin, Scotland; Canberra, Australia; and Palm Springs, California...
[1] https://dailygalaxy.com/2025/03/private-lunar-lander-diamond-ring-eclipse/
[2] https://science.slashdot.org/story/25/03/08/0145217/athena-spacecraft-declared-dead-after-toppling-over-on-moon
[3] https://www.space.com/the-universe/moon/wow-private-lunar-lander-watches-diamond-ring-eclipse-from-the-surface-of-the-moon-photo
[4] https://www.space.com/space-exploration/missions/earth-shines-over-moon-in-amazing-1st-photos-from-private-blue-ghost-lander-were-all-in-that-picture
[5] https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/watch-sparks-fly-as-blue-ghost-lander-drills-into-the-moon-video
[6] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2P-z_cXsOs
[7] https://fireflyspace.com/news/blue-ghost-mission-1-live-updates/
[8] https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/total-lunar-eclipse-crosses-the-sky-above-spacexs-crew-10-spacecraft-and-falcon-9-rocket-space-photo-of-the-day-march-14-2025
[9] https://www.space.com/total-lunar-eclipse-blood-worm-moon-best-photos
Too bad they didn't plan to have the right camera (Score:2)
by Mr. Dollar Ton ( 5495648 )
So the video didn't really show much except shades of orange.
For a permanent and useful solar eclipse show from space, check out [1]https://soho.nascom.nasa.gov/ [nasa.gov]
The video of that October comet with the simultaneous incoming solar flare is nothing short of amazing:
[2]https://soho.nascom.nasa.gov/p... [nasa.gov]
[1] https://soho.nascom.nasa.gov/
[2] https://soho.nascom.nasa.gov/pickoftheweek/
Conspiracy theory (Score:2)
by backslashdot ( 95548 )
Where's the corona on the pictures taken from the moon? 1. Is the Earth so fucking morbidly obese that it blocks the corona too? 2.They can't adjust exposure adequately to catch it?
Title error (Score:4, Informative)
Firefly's craft (the one working) is Blue Ghost. Intuitive Machines Athena is the toppled one.