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Moon Joy June artists! Looking for a little inspiration? The prompt for this week is “Launch.” Here is a small collection of photos of the launch of the Artemis II mission, which took place on April 1, 2026. What followed was ten days of our Artemis astronauts circling the Moon, returning to Earth, and experiencing pure Moon joy all throughout.

Auricula or mountain cowslip. Temple of Flora. 1812. Robert John Thornton.

Astronomical phenomena. Werner encyclopaedia. vol. 11. 1909. Frontispiece.

A youth discovers he has butterfly wings. Les Belles images. November 28, 1912.

"Andras, grand marquis of Hell. He is seen with the body of an angel (and) the head of an owl." The owl head symbolizes nocturnal malevolence and secret knowledge; the wolf, ferocity; the angel's body, his fallen character.

Dictionnaire infernal. 1863.

Meteor shower observed from the coast. The Romance of Our Wonderful World. 1926. Cover detail.

Contrasting tile patterns. Sud-italienische Fliesen-Ornamente. 1886.

The little people of the garden. 1922. Book cover.

"Lines of flow and curves of equal wind intensity, U.S.A." November 28, 1905. 8 AM. Dynamic meteorology and hydrography. 1910. Inverted color.

Titania and Bottom beneath the moonlight. A moment where the enchantments of the forest make the strange seem beautiful.