Artemis II Full Moon After Launch

The reference image for this virtually full Moon was captured 2 hours, 48 minutes and 35 seconds after the launch of Artemis II when the clouds had cleared and the spacecraft was in orbit around the Earth.

Date (UK): 2026 04 02, Date (US): 2026 04 01
Time (UTC): 01:23:47, Time (EDT): 21:23:47
Artemis II Mission Elapsed Time: 02:48:35
Altitude: 27° 34'
Distance: 390 482 km
Phase: 100%

Nikon Z8
Skywatcher 200P

Exposure: f/5.9, 1/400s, ISO-100
Focal Length: 1200 mm

Nikon Z8
Skywatcher 200P

PIPP & Autostakkert: Stack best 25% of 120 frames
GIMP: Adjust curve, exposure, sharpen, crop