NASA used a 12-year-old GoPro to capture a sight called the ‘greatest gift’ of the Artemis II pilot – and it used an extreme setting to get the shot

• Solar eclipse image from Artemis II taken with 12-year-old action camera
• The ‘greatest gift’ moment captured with a GoPro Hero4 Black
• The mission’s gear selection continues to surprise camera fans

The Artemis II crew continues to send stunning images back to Earth of key moments during its lunar flyby — not the least of which includes a solar eclipse from the far side of the moon.

Like other iconic images from the mission, the sight, never before seen by humans and described by crew member Victor Glover as ‘the greatest gift’ of the mission, was captured with the most surprising camera equipment of all, at least to camera fans and as far as image quality goes.

After the Lumix GH5 for start shots, the decade-old Nikon D5 DSLR for the incredible Earthset shot, and Earth selfies with the iPhone 17s, the eclipse was captured with an even older action camera, the GoPro Hero4 Black.

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A full 12-year-old Hero4 Black was launched in 2014 and has long been discontinued, and has been replaced several times, with the latest model being the Hero 13 Black.