The pictures tell the story, almost. NASA and Astronaut Christina Koch have shared images online of their view from the Artemis II mission around the Moon. What the pictures don’t tell you is that these may be the most epic “Shot on iPhone” images ever.
While not mentioned in the post, or on NASA’s website, one commenter on Instagram asked the question about what camera was used, and NASA responded:
Yep, confirmation – “Shot with an iPhone 17 Pro Max” and from what we can tell, these may well be Selfie shots, using the front-facing camera – but we can’t confirm that.
These stunning images – taken out the window of the Orion capsule also were taken at the moment the Earth’s rotation put Australia front and centre of the images. That’s our big brown land right there.
Koch’s fellow astronaut Reid Wiseman also posted a cracking selfie shot:
Again – Australia, upside down, but front and centre.
Apple could let this slide and let the photos and social media sharing do their work, or they could capitalise and use these on billboards everywhere.
Frankly, I wouldn’t be surprised if we saw the Crew of the Artemis II mission at Steve Jobs Theatre or at least featuring in an upcoming iPhone launch announcement.
Stunning photos, no question!
Another Image NASA shared shows Astronaut Jeremy Hansen using an iPhone 17 Pro Max instead of a mirror while shaving!
Trev is a Technology Commentator, Dad, Speaker and Rev Head.
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