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Artemis II “Hello World”

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I wanted to know which constellations we were seeing behind the Earth in the NASA Artemis II “Hello World” image taken by Reid Wiseman [1]. I used Eyes on the Solar System [2] and Stellarium [3] to identify the background.

We see Venus in the lower right, and constellations Aquarius, Sculptor, Cetus, Pisces, and Pegasus behind the Earth. The view of Earth is the same as the next photo.
Original:
A view of Earth taken by NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman from the Orion spacecraft's window. The image features two auroras (top right and bottom left) and zodiacal light (bottom right) is visible as the Earth eclipses the Sun.

I adjusted due to the distortion in the maps used, so there may be small errors.