For the astronauts, seeing a lunar eclipse as the Moon blocked out the Sun was a highlight, even on this extraordinary trip.
In the photo above, the Sun’s corona can be seen around the Moon’s edge. Solar eclipses are fleetingly brief when seen from Earth, but because of Orion’s proximity to the Moon, the astronauts enjoyed nearly 54 minutes of totality, Nasa said.
The bright spot to the left of the frame is Venus.
Victor Glover described the eclipse as “sci-fi” and “unreal”, also describing the view of the corona of the Sun.
“This continues to be unreal,” he said. “The Sun has gone behind the Moon and the corona is still visible, and it’s bright and creates a halo almost around the entire moon.
“The Earth is so bright out there and the Moon is just hanging in front of us.”