The animated version of the iconic "Hello, world" image reveals striking new details
Ars Technica • • general
Key Points:
- NASA has released over 12,000 images taken by astronauts aboard the Artemis II mission, captured using Nikon D5, Nikon Z9, and iPhone 17s cameras.
- One standout image, "Hello, world," was taken by Commander Reid Wiseman as the Orion spacecraft departed Earth, with many more photos from this sequence now available.
- Andy Saunders processed and animated 17 consecutive photos from this sequence into a sped-up, high-resolution composite showcasing Earth’s features like lightning storms, aurorae, and satellites.
- The animation reveals intriguing visual phenomena, such as apparent solar arrays on satellites, which may be optical effects caused by the spacecraft’s window rather than actual large structures.
- This comprehensive image archive provides a stunning and dynamic perspective of Earth’s surface and atmospheric activity from lunar orbit.
