In r/space, r/nasa, and others, Artemis II milestones are tracked through official photos and a parallel wave of amateur observations showing Orion as a faint moving target against background stars.
Hello, World: Artemis II crew looks back at Earth on their way to the Moon
Today I had fun capturing the Orion capsule, traveling toward the Moon, at a distance of 314,500 km from Earth
Using the ephemeris data published around 12hrs after launch, run through a script in Stellarium
Artemis II on its way to the Moon, photographed today by my telescope
that's humans out there in high Earth orbit!
I stacked 32 shots of 30 seconds each: the capsule appears as a dashed line
That five-second GIF is a timelapse of about 58 minutes of observations with my 8" diameter reflector telescope
This finding is one of many signals tracked across Space. The live feed updates every few hours with new authority voices, debates, and emerging ideas.
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