In r/space and r/astronomy, Artemis II Earth imagery sparked side by side comparisons to Apollo era Blue Marble, with detailed pushback that processing, exposure, and night side conditions drive most perceived differences.
The “Hello World” and “Blue Marble” photos of the earth draw many wrong conclusions. So let’s set the fact straight
People keep putting the recent Earth images shared from Artemis II next to the “Blue Marble” from Apollo 17 and then saying things like “Earth looks dirtier now”
fyi, The reason we can see the Stars and City Lights is because of this picture being taken on the night side of the Earth + The longer exposure time.
It is actually testament to 50 years of progress in photography technology from film to highly sensitive digital sensors, that enabled them to extract a reasonably good looking image from a quick shot if the _nightside_ of earth.
New High Resolution Image of The Earth taken by the Artemis II astronauts.
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