Marc D. Anderson

N.J. shore native | Rutgers grad | Husband | Dad of 2 | former reporter, now with City of Orange Beach, Alabama

[Marc D. Anderson @MarcD_Anderson]

Sunset rainbow in Foley. @spann

[Marc D. Anderson @MarcD_Anderson]

On the heels of the polls closing, I was vote No. 434 at Calvary Chapel in Foley. Looks like another low voter turnout for a primary.

[Marc D. Anderson @MarcD_Anderson]

Not as cool as the East Coast photos and videos, but it’s always neat to see the exhaust plume after a SpaceX launch - this one from Falcon 9. Early morning shot, with a waning crescent moon, from Foley, AL… @spann

[John Kraus @johnkrausphotos]

The Artemis II crew's Earthset and eclipse images are now on https://t.co/OOSOoeWeyD in full resolution:

Earthset: https://t.co/pVFle2FKFb

Captured with a Nikon D5 and Nikon 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 at 400mm, 1/1000, f/8, ISO 400

Eclipse: https://t.co/Ig6WT3s5q1

Captured with a Nikon Z9 and Nikon 35mm f/2D at 2", f/2, ISO 1600

[NASA Artemis @NASAArtemis]

Earthset.

The Artemis II crew captured this view of an Earthset on April 6, 2026, as they flew around the Moon. The image is reminiscent of the iconic Earthrise image taken by astronaut Bill Anders 58 years earlier as the Apollo 8 crew flew around the Moon.

[NASA Artemis @NASAArtemis]

Approaching the near side of the Moon.

The Artemis II astronauts have surpassed the record for the distance from Earth at 1:56 ET (1756 UTC). This record was previously set during the Apollo 13 mission when the astronauts traveled 248,655 miles from Earth. The Moon continues to grow larger and larger in the windows of the Orion spacecraft as the Artemis II mission gears up to observe the far side. The astronauts are predicted to make their closest approach of the Moon around 7:02pm ET (2302 UTC).

[NASA @NASA]

We see our home planet as a whole, lit up in spectacular blues and browns. A green aurora even lights up the atmosphere. That's us, together, watching as our astronauts make their journey to the Moon.

[NASA @NASA]

Good morning, world! 🌎

We have spectacular new high-resolution images of our home planet, all of us looking back through the Orion capsule window at our Artemis II astronauts as they continue their journey to the Moon.

[Marc D. Anderson @MarcD_Anderson]

Beautiful morning for a long run on the Backcountry Trail. It’s a gem on the Alabama coast. It’s in the running to defend its title as the nation’s best trail in USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ choice awards. Vote daily until April 6th at https://t.co/MDJAk4VI4P. @spann

[Marc D. Anderson @MarcD_Anderson]

@adaniels33 @SportsChrissy That 5-second inbound count was something special, too. Between 4 and 5 was about 3 seconds in itself - waiting for Houston’s timeout. Upward and onward though. I wish everyone was healthy like this to start the season. I appreciate your coverage of the Pels. 🫡

[Marc D. Anderson @MarcD_Anderson]

Good win tonight. Go, @PelicansNBA!

[Marc D. Anderson @MarcD_Anderson]

Back in NOLA. Go, @PelicansNBA!

[Zena Cardman @zenanaut]

@spacex CRS 33 reboosting @Space_Station - my view from the window of crew Dragon Endeavour

[Sid Seixeiro @Sid_Seixeiro]

Jack White featuring Eminem. One of the best halftime shows you’ll ever see.

[Marc D. Anderson @MarcD_Anderson]

The OG Shimmy, @StephenCurry30. 🔥

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

On live TV, Muhammad Ali slipped past 21 punches in 10 seconds. How did his body move like that?

[Marc D. Anderson @MarcD_Anderson]

Go Pels!

[New Orleans Pelicans @PelicansNBA]

DUB

#Pelicans | @HancockWhitney

[Marc D. Anderson @MarcD_Anderson]

The elusive win is finally captured! Go Pels!!

[New Orleans Pelicans @PelicansNBA]

DUB IN DA BLENDER

#Pelicans | @HancockWhitney

[Marc D. Anderson @MarcD_Anderson]

Too interesting not to share…

[Fascinating @fasc1nate]

How many hours animals sleep

[Marc D. Anderson @MarcD_Anderson]

@themarginalian Too bad he wasn’t kinder to himself and didn’t drink himself to death. With his words, he left the world better than he found it though.

[World of Engineering @engineers_feed]

NASA Astronaut on ISS caught this sprite over Mexico and the U.S., this morning.

Sprites are TLEs or Transient Luminous Events, that happen above the clouds and are triggered by intense electrical activity in the thunderstorms below.

We have a great view above the clouds, so scientists can use these types of pictures to better understand the formation, characteristics, and relationship of TLEs to thunderstorms.

Source: NASA Astronaut Nichole Ayers