To turn an incredible photo of Earth taken by NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman into my iPhone 17 Pro Max wallpaper, I needed some help from AI.
The image shows the Earth in full with two auroras created as our globe eclipses the sun. It was instantly iconic and reminded me of the famous “Earthrise” photo taken during Apollo 8’s 1968 lunar orbit by astronaut William Anders. The new image stirs strong emotions.
However, I encountered a problem – the original image size didn’t match my iPhone’s resolution. The solution involved using Adobe Photoshop to resize the image and then employing AI-powered tool Adobe Firefly in Adobe Photoshop 2026 to fill in the gaps.
I downloaded the NASA image from their website, opened it in Photoshop, created a new image with the desired size, selected and copied the original image, pasted it into the new one, and then used Command/T to resize until the Earth fit. I then centered it both vertically and horizontally.
To complete the wallpaper, I told Adobe Firefly to add space and stars that matched the rest of the photo, resulting in a seamless transition between what was added and the original image. The process took less than a minute.
After exporting as 100% quality JPG, saving it to iCloud drive, opening and downloading the image on my iPhone, choosing the picture and setting it as wallpaper, and pinching it to ensure it filled the screen, I now have this incredible photo with me all the time.
When looking at it, I think of what astronaut Victor Glover told the AP during an interview from inside the spacecraft: “Trust us, you look amazing. You look beautiful, and from up here, we’re one people.”
Source: https://www.techradar.com/phones/iphone/i-turned-the-artemis-ii-missions-most-stunning-earth-photo-into-an-iphone-wallpaper-but-i-needed-a-little-help-from-ai