- NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman Filmed an “Earth” on an iPhone 17 Pro Max
- Images show Earth “lying” behind the Moon
- This is the first time we’ve seen video of this and it was taken with the 8x zoom lens.
It’s not every day that we see images of the Earth setting behind the Moon. But today, NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman released the first video taken of this event in human history – and it was shot on an iPhone 17 Pro Max.
Posting on X, Wiseman shared a 53-second video shot through the window of Integrity’s docking hatch during the Artemis II mission, showing Earth slowly disappearing behind the Moon.
It’s a stunning clip, and all the more impressive because it was shot on an iPhone. In fact, it would make a great advertisement for Apple phones.
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Only one chance in this life… It was like watching the sunset on the beach from the most alien seat in the cosmos, I couldn’t resist a video of Earthset on my cell phone. You can hear the shutter on the Nikon while @Astro_Christina hammers away at 3 shot mounts and captures these… pic.twitter.com/8aWnaFJ69cApril 19, 2026
A once in a lifetime scene
Wiseman claims that the images are neither cropped nor cut, with “an 8x zoom that is completely comparable to the view of the human eye.” We’re slightly confused by this claim, as the 8x zoom on this phone should be around 200mm equivalent focal length, whereas the human eye is generally considered to be between 40-50mm.
Still, this is not the time to get bogged down in technical details – Wiseman described the scene as something that represents “only one chance in this life” and “like watching the sunset on the beach from the most alien seat in the cosmos.” The astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy, meanwhile, said it was “probably the most incredible video ever captured on a phone.” Well done “.
While this is one of the most impressive scenes from the Artemis II mission, we’ve also seen plenty of other shots and videos, including some shot on iPhone.
Unfortunately, with the Artemis II mission now complete, there may not be many more iPhone photos and videos to see, but that makes us all the more excited for what’s to come on future NASA launches.
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