Blue Ghost lander captured a solar eclipse while on the moon. See the stunning imagery here
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While parts of the earth witnessed a Total lunar eclipse Early on Friday, a spacecraft on the moon acquired the scene from a different perspective – a solar eclipse that appeared as a fiery loop.
Lunar Lander Blue, who was on the surface of the moon since the success of the spacecraft Landing on March 2The private Firefle Fire Africa company, which was captured for the sun, the earth, and the moon, announced around 4:30 am EST.
Lander acquired what is known as as The effect of “diamond ring”And when the light is wrinkled from the sun through directly before the total – in this case the Earth was completely prevented from the sun – and then.
Firefly Aerospace also shared footage of several pictures confined to that Lander was quickly taken during the solar eclipse. These images show that the spacecraft takes the deep red color as the sun’s rays are broken in the Earth’s atmosphere, which leads to a shadow on the surface of the moon.
“Lancer from Firefly’s Blue Ghost Lunar has a rare opportunity to work on the moon and take the first pictures (high -resolution) of the total solar eclipse on March 14,” said Will Kogan, chief engineer Blue Ghost, in an email, said. “This is the first time in the history that a commercial company has ever worked during the eclipse on the moon, and we are incredibly proud of the pictures that are related to it so far.”
The photos came after the Lander’s X-Band- device used to prepare data and photos from the car-after facing cold temperatures during the dark caused by its entirety, Aerospace Firefly Space was published on X.
“Working for approximately 5 hours of darkness during the total eclipse is difficult as working during the moon night -temperatures on the moon can decrease at a speed of 100 degrees Celsius (minus 148 degrees Fahrenheit) and there is no sunlight to provide strength, so the landing was only on the power of the battery,” said Kojan in an email. “But this team continues to lift the tape and accomplish the achievements that are difficult to look incredibly easy.”
The spacecraft captured a eclipse while on the surface of the moon only again. In 1967, NASA 3 Land, That was sent to collect data in preparation for the APOLLO tasks, took a series of photos that documented the first show of the eclipse from another heavenly body.
Blue Ghost Lander has documented her journey across space since she left Earth on January 15, when she shared the moon and the Earth. Next, Firefly is looking to capture the lunar sunset on Sunday.
During the sunset, a mysterious phenomenon occurs when the moon’s horizon glows, which is believed to be caused by the sunlight scattered through the floating electrostatic particles, According to Nasa.
Firefly CEO Jason Kim Tell CNN He looks forward to checking this event.
“There is a phenomenon called Lunar horizon glow That only Apollo 15 and 17 astronauts I have seen their eyes. “” We’ll be able to take it in a 4K -B-By-4K video and share it with the rest of the world. “
Besides sharing photos, Blue Ghost contains 10 NASA Science and Technology The tools on board as part of the satellite load services in the space agency, or CLPS, the initiative.
The CLPS is part of the broader Artemis program in NASA, which aims to land on astronauts on the moon for the first time in more than 50 years. The tools are currently collecting data in the first place on the moon, such as lunar dust and reigolith, loose rocks and mineral fragments covering the surface of the moon.
Soon after sunset, Lander will continue to work for several hours during the lunar night before the dark period and cold temperatures expected to stop the spacecraft.
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