The Artemis II astronauts witnessed a solar eclipse from space during their historic flyby over the moon, a sight few have seen in person.

The four Artemis II astronauts in Orion are preparing for their lunar flyby on Monday, April 6, during which they will be eclipsed as they become the most distant humans.

After traveling a record distance from Earth, the Artemis II crew saw incredible things. “This continues to be unreal,” pilot Victor Glover said.

Photos from Aretmis II offer a glimpse at what it was like for the astronauts to experience a 54-minute solar eclipse from the dark side of the moon

According to NASA, the seven-hour flyby documented regions of the moon that no human has seen before. And in homage to Jim Lovell — the NASA astronaut of Apollo 8 and Apollo 13 whose distance-from-Earth record Artemis II broke this week — the crew were able to get an "Earthset" photo, which shows our home planet sinking below the lunar horizon.

The path of totality stretched across the state, encompassing communities from Dayton to Ashtabula -- and Cleveland was one of the best spots to watch the moment.

Nasa has released the first photographs taken by the Artemis II astronauts during their fly-by of the Moon. The first image, above, shows an 'Earthset' as the astronauts glimpsed our home planet peeking out beyond a cratered lunar landscape.

The astronauts lost connection with Nasa while behind the Moon, as they passed the furthest point humans have ever travelled from Earth.

A once-in-a-century total solar eclipse will sweep across 10 countries in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East on Aug. 2, 2027. Here are the best places to go.