DIY Photography

Hacking Photography - one Picture at a time

  • News
  • Inspiration
  • Reviews
  • Tutorials
  • DIY
  • Gear
Search

Submit A Story

This is what the Earth looks like from the dark side of the Moon

Feb 5, 2019 by Dunja Djudjic 25 Comments

  • Share
  • Tweet
  • Flipboard
  • WhatsApp

I believe we’ve all seen the famous Earthrise photo taken by the Apollo 8 crew 50 years ago. But thanks to a Chinese satellite that’s currently in lunar orbit, we get to see the Erath and the Moon from a totally different and rare perspective. On 3 February current year, the satellite captured an image of the far side of the Moon with our planet in the background.

This photo of Earth and the Lunar farside, maybe our best ever, was taken yesterday by the Chinese Lunar satellite DSLWP-B (Longjiang-2). The Dwingeloo telescope downloaded the photo from the satellite this morning. More info at https://t.co/sKt7w9mol9 pic.twitter.com/IsnyvqekTz

— Dwingeloo Telescoop (@radiotelescoop) February 4, 2019

The photo was taken with a camera linked to an amateur radio transceiver on board the Chinese DSLWP-B/Longjiang-2 satellite. It’s currently in orbit around the Moon and it entered the orbit back in Jube 2018. The Verge explains that this probe was launched into space along with Queqiao satellite, which was critical for the recent landing of Chang’e 4 spacecraft. At the very beginning of this year, Chang’e 4 landed on the far side of the Moon and sent us the first photo from up there.

Queqiao is currently located in a stable position near the Moon. From here, it relays radio signals from Longjiang-2 and the Chang’e 4 lander back to Earth. As for the photo of the Earth and the “dark side of the Moon,” it was transmitted back to Earth and received with the Dwingeloo Telescope.

If you’re interested, you can find more information here. And I sure hope we’ll soon get to see more stunning photos from the far side of the Moon.

[via The Verge; image credits: Dwingeloo Radio Observatory]

FIND THIS INTERESTING? SHARE IT WITH YOUR FRIENDS!

  • Share
  • Tweet
  • Flipboard
  • WhatsApp

Related posts:

How a photographer recreated The Dark Side of the Moon album cover in camera The dark side of modeling: what it looks like and how to stay away from it China shares the first photo from the far side of the Moon “Earth Restored” shows astronauts’ photos of the Earth as you’ve never seen them before

Filed Under: news Tagged With: china, Moon, satellite, satellite imagery, space, space exploration

About Dunja Djudjic

Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.

« Blackmagic Pocket 4K firmware update improves battery & autofocus issues – Still no BRAW
Guide numbers explained – the maths behind the mystery »

Submit A Story

Get our FREE Lighting Book

DIYP lighting book cover

* download requires newsletter signup
DIYPhotography

Recent Comments

Free Resources

Advanced lighting book

Recent Posts

  • SpaceX shares unique view of Earth in latest video
  • Get ready to photograph two total solar eclipses this year
  • How I started (and succeeded) photographing space from my backyard
  • Insta360’s new teaser says they’re entering the gimbal market
  • Users report blurry photos from Samsung Galaxy S23/S23+ cameras

Alex Baker is a portrait and lifestyle driven photographer based in Valencia, Spain. She works on a range of projects from commercial to fine art and has had work featured in publications such as The Daily Mail, Conde Nast Traveller and El Mundo, and has exhibited work across Europe

Dave Williams is an accomplished travel photographer, writer, and best-selling author from the UK. He is also a photography educator and published Aurora expert. Dave has traveled extensively in recent years, capturing stunning images from around the world in a modified van. His work has been featured in various publications and he has worked with notable brands such as Skoda, EE, Boeing, Huawei, Microsoft, BMW, Conde Nast, Electronic Arts, Discovery, BBC, The Guardian, ESPN, NBC, and many others.

John Aldred is a photographer with over 20 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter - and occasional beta tester - of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.

Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.

Copyright © DIYPhotography 2006 - 2023 | About | Contact | Advertise | Write for DIYP | Full Disclosure | Privacy Policy