- NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman has filmed an ‘Earthset’ with an iPhone 17 Pro Max
- Images show Earth ‘setting’ behind the Moon
- This is the first time we’ve seen video of this and it was taken with an 8x zoom lens.
It’s not every day you see images of the Earth setting behind the Moon. But today, NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman posted the first video taken of that event in human history, and it was filmed with an iPhone 17 Pro Max.
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It’s an impressive clip, and even more impressive for having been filmed with an iPhone; in fact, it would be an excellent advertisement for Apple phones.
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Just one chance in this lifetime… Like watching the sunset on the beach from the strangest seat in the cosmos, I couldn’t resist watching an Earthset video on my cell phone. You can hear the Nikon shutter as @Astro_Christina works on 3-shot mounts and captures them… pic.twitter.com/8aWnaFJ69cApril 19, 2026
A once in a lifetime scene.
Wiseman claims that the footage is uncropped and uncut, with an “8x zoom that is quite comparable to the view of the human eye.” We’re a little confused by that statement, as the 8x zoom on this phone should have a focal length equivalent to around 200mm, while the human eye is generally considered to be between 40 and 50mm.
Still, this isn’t the time to get bogged down in technicalities: Wiseman described the scene as something that’s “just a chance in this lifetime” and “like watching the sunset on the beach from the strangest seat in the cosmos.” The astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy, for his part, said it was “possibly the most incredible video ever captured by a phone. Bravo.”
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 taken with an iPhone.
Unfortunately, with the Artemis II mission concluded, there may not be many more iPhone photos and videos to see, but we’re even more excited about what’s to come in future NASA launches.
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