Names of Craters on Phobos, discovered in 1877. You may recognize some of them? #Swift #TeamEnglish #literature #satire #astronomy #science #telescope #scifi #moon #JonathanSwift #18thcentury #19thcentury #cartography #lunar

https://www.alojapan.com/1233545/gitai-finalizes-robotic-arm-study-for-japans-crewed-lunar-rover/ GITAI finalizes robotic arm study for Japan’s crewed lunar rover #artemis #asia #GITAI #Japan #JapanNews #JAXA #lunar #news #rover TAMPA, Fla. — Space robotics specialist GITAI has completed a concept study for a mechanical arm that would be ready to support Japan’s crewed lunar rover early next decade. GITAI founder and CEO Sho Nakanose said the Torrance, California-based company’s Japanese subsidiary completed the study March 31, under a $1…

Did you notice the #lunar #eclipse on 14th March?

And today we have a #solar #eclipse:

It’s quite usual that these things happen two weeks apart.
Because that’s half of a #month.

Less common is to see an eclipse as viewed from the Moon, but here you are, courtesy of #BlueGhost moon lander

Day Moon.
Canon EOS R7 + Canon RF 100-400 IS USM.
400mm, f8, 1/160, ISO 100, 50 of 228 frames.
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APOD from 2025-03-28

#Lunar Dust and Duct Tape

The #Moon's dustiness is due to constant micrometeorite impacts creating a fine soil, problematic for Apollo 17 astronauts who repaired their rover with maps and duct tape to manage the dust.

HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250328.html#space #astronomy #earth #eclipse

Random Retro Game:

Title: Lunar: Sanposuru Gakuen
Released: 1996-01-12
Platforms: Game Gear

#Lunar:SanposuruGakuen #GameGear #Retrogames

APOD from 2025-03-25

A Blue Banded Blood #Moon

During a #lunar #eclipse, a blue band can appear on the Moon due to sunlight passing high through #Earth's atmosphere, where ozone absorbs red light more than blue. This effect, enhanced in a processed HDR image from Oklahoma, contrasts with the red "blood Moon" lit by sunsets-filtered light in Earth's shadow.

HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250325.html#space #astronomy

Random Retro Game:

Title: Lunar: Sanposuru Gakuen
Released: 1996-01-12
Platforms: Game Gear

#Lunar:SanposuruGakuen #GameGear #Retrogames

There was some news this week on Saturn games coming to modern platforms, and I've got the details in this week's Saturn-ish News Roundup:

https://www.segasaturnshiro.com/2025/03/21/saturn-ish-news-roundup-croc-release-date-lunar-gets-new-dub-leynos-2-hits-switch-and-playstation/

https://www.europesays.com/1931025/ Rolls-Royce seeks partners to put 10-foot nuclear reactor on moon #Aerospace #Lunar #LunarBase #moon #nuclear #NUCLEARENERGY #NuclearMicroReactor #NuclearReactor #RollsRoyce #SMR #space #SpaceExploration #UK

New entry of AI-generated #comics and #jokes added to our #website:

#Lunar #Sunset

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APOD from 2025-03-19

Blue Ghost's Diamond Ring

During the March 14 total #lunar #eclipse, the Blue Ghost lander on the #Moon captured #Earth's silhouette with a solar eclipse diamond ring effect at sunrise, showcasing Earth's atmospheric glow but hiding the inner solar corona due to Earth's larger apparent size.

HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250319.html#space #astronomy #planet

Sharp, Clear, and Out of This World

Welcome my new lens :
Canon RF 100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM

Post processing : mininmal sharpening to enhance crater shadows, denoise, but no AI

#photography #canon

#Firefly Aerospace achieved all objectives for Blue Ghost Mission 1, following the commercial Moon landing on March 2, 2025. The mission operated for more than 14 days of surface operations and 5 hours into the #lunar night making this the longest commercial lunar mission to date.

Firefly Aerospace Completes Su...

New entry of AI-generated #comics and #jokes added to our #website:

#Lunar #Eclipse #Issues

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