Way out of the darkness

Images from last week that had been stitched into 4K panorama

may prove to NASA tribal chief Jim Nelson that the Farside of the Moon is not so dark after all!

Luckily, SpaceX and even Boeing (the fact that Starliner successfully reached the ISS is bordering on science fantasy indeed) provide potent sources of hype news at the home base.

A quick comparison with the debut shot from Luna 3 helps to soak up the true scale of advances in the astrophotography realm.

By the way, special film used in Luna 3 mission in 1959 had been borrowed from Project Genetrix spy balloons shot down by the Soviet anti-aircraft gunners.

Created for shooting from high altitudes, highly sensitive and strongly tanned, it turned out perfect for the lunar probe.

Well, today, of course, such a photo would add to a scathing review of the device from GSMArena or the like…