{"id":45150,"date":"2026-04-07T02:35:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T02:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/moonshot-on-iphone-astronaut-reed-wiseman-captured-incredible-photo-of-the-moons-surface\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T02:35:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T02:35:34","slug":"moonshot-on-iphone-astronaut-reed-wiseman-captured-incredible-photo-of-the-moons-surface","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/moonshot-on-iphone-astronaut-reed-wiseman-captured-incredible-photo-of-the-moons-surface\/","title":{"rendered":"Moonshot on iPhone: Astronaut Reed Wiseman captured incredible photo of the moon&#8217;s surface"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-border featured-image\">\n<\/figure>\n<p>During the Artemis II spacecraft&#8217;s final approach for a historic lunar flight, Commander Reed Wiseman shows off a spectacular photo of the lunar surface taken on his iPhone 17 Pro Max. here are the details.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-1046941\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-commander-reid-wiseman-takes-stunning-photo-of-the-lunar-surface\">Commander Reed Wiseman took a stunning photo of the moon&#8217;s surface<\/h2>\n<p>For the past few days, the Artemis II crew has been sharing photos taken on their iPhones, marking the first time NASA has allowed astronauts to &#8220;fly with the latest smartphones,&#8221; according to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman&#8217;s description.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the four iPhone 17 Pro Max units onboard, the crew is also using <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/41QmBEx\">gopro hero 4 black<\/a>A <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/41hMT2k\">nikon d5<\/a>and a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4bWKAbb\">nikon z9<\/a> To capture images, which are available on all <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/nasa2explore\/with\/55190303117\/\">nasa johnson<\/a>Flickr account of.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier tonight, as the Artemis II spacecraft approached the moon for the flight that will catapult it back to Earth, astronauts took turns taking photos of what they could see through the Orion capsule&#8217;s window.<\/p>\n<p>On the livestream, as NASA public affairs officer and live mission commentator Leah Mustachio was explaining that the crew had turned off all the lights in the cabin to get better photos, astronaut Reed Wiseman approached the livestream camera and showed a stunning photo of the lunar surface on his iPhone.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Astronaut Reed Wiseman captured this stunning image of the Moon using nothing more than an iPhone 17 Pro.<\/p>\n<p>The same camera that fits in your pocket. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mZevaDhhIT\">pic.twitter.com\/mZevaDhhIT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Earth (@earthcurated) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/earthcurated\/status\/2041275354510213187?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">6 April 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>He later confirmed in the livestream that he had taken the photo on his iPhone with 8x zoom, while Mission Control confirmed that Chebyshev is visible in the photo.<em> <\/em>Ditch.<\/p>\n<p>According to Mustachio, at the time of this post&#8217;s publication, the crew was completing &#8220;some post-lunar flight activities,&#8221; including sending some photos back to Earth.<\/p>\n<p>Whether Wiseman&#8217;s photo from the livestream will be in the mix remains to be seen.<\/p>\n<p>If so and once NASA updates it <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/nasa2explore\/with\/55190303117\/\">flickr account<\/a> Along with images of the flyby, we will also update this post with the full resolution version. 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