Everyone has wondered what they'd look like as an astronaut. This prompt keeps your real face and puts you in a realistic, mission-style portrait at a lunar base, with Earth hanging in the black sky behind you. It works brilliantly as a profile picture or a kid's dream-job photo.
Why it is trending
Dream-job and 'future me' photo edits are a big Nano Banana and ChatGPT Images trend, and space imagery spikes with every moon-mission headline. Realistic, NASA-style portraits feel aspirational and shareable.
The master prompt
Copy it as it is, or change the parts in [BRACKETS] to make it yours.
Using the uploaded photo of me, create a realistic official-style astronaut portrait of the same person at a lunar base. Keep my face, facial features, skin tone, eye colour and expression exactly the same so it is clearly me; only change the clothes, setting and lighting. Outfit: a modern white lunar spacesuit with detailed fabric panels, soft grey moon dust on the knees and boots, a chest control unit with small lights, an orange accent stripe on the arms, and a generic round mission patch showing a simple moon and star symbol (no words, no real agency logos). I hold my helmet under one arm; the gold visor reflects the base lights. Pose: standing three-quarter to the camera, shoulders relaxed, a calm, proud smile, looking at the camera. Setting: on the grey lunar surface just outside a modern moon base with white inflatable habitat modules, a small rover, solar panels and footprints in the dust. In the black star-filled sky above the horizon, Earth rises, blue and white, large and clear. Light and camera: hard, bright sunlight from the side, as on the real moon, with deep sharp shadows, a soft blue fill from Earthlight, 70mm lens, f/5.6, crisp detail on the suit fabric and dust, realistic NASA-documentary photo quality. Vertical 4:5 portrait. No text, no real agency logos, no watermark.
Short version (for apps with a character limit)
Using my uploaded photo, keep my exact face. Make me a realistic astronaut in a white lunar spacesuit with moon dust and a generic moon-and-star patch, helmet under my arm, standing outside a moon base with habitat modules, a rover and solar panels, Earth rising in the black sky, hard side sunlight, 70mm, crisp, 4:5, no text, no real logos.
What to avoid (negative prompt)
changed face, real agency logos, text, cartoon, helmet hiding face, distorted hands, watermark
Remix it: ready-made variations
Mars explorer
Using my uploaded photo, keep my exact face. Make me a Mars explorer in a rust-dusted white suit, standing on red rocky ground beside a rover and a dome habitat at sunset with a pale blue Martian sky, helmet under my arm, realistic, 4:5, no text.
Kid's dream job
Using my child's uploaded photo, keep their exact face. Make them a smiling young astronaut in a child-sized white spacesuit inside a bright space station window with Earth behind, floating gently, playful and realistic, 4:5, no text.
Space station selfie
Using my uploaded photo, keep my face. Create a realistic selfie of me inside the cupola window of a space station, wearing a navy flight polo, Earth's blue curve and a sunrise glow outside, floating hair, natural light, 4:5, no text, no logos.
Tips for each AI model
| Model | What to do |
|---|---|
| Nano Banana | Choose a photo where your face is well lit from one side; it blends naturally with the moon's hard light. |
| ChatGPT Images | If it adds real agency logos, reply 'replace all patches with a simple moon and star symbol, no words'. |
| Midjourney v7 | Use Omni Reference with your photo and add –ar 4:5 –style raw for a documentary look. |
How to make it, step by step
- Choose a clear photo. Pick a sharp photo where your face is not hidden by glasses or shadows.
- Generate. Paste the prompt and upload your photo.
- Check the patch. Make sure no real logos or words appear; ask for a generic patch if needed.
- Share it. Use it as a profile picture or a 'dream job' post.
Posting kit
A caption and hashtags you can use when you share your version.
Next stop: the Moon. 🚀🌕 #astronaut #space #moon #NanoBanana #photoedit #AIart #dreamjob #GeminiAI #scifi #ChatGPT
Questions
Will the face look like me?
The prompt tells the model to keep your exact features. Use a sharp, well-lit photo for the best likeness.
Why avoid real agency logos?
Real logos are trademarks and can make the image look like an official photo. A generic patch keeps it fun and safe.
Is the moon lighting realistic?
Yes. The moon has no atmosphere, so sunlight is hard with deep shadows; the prompt asks for exactly that.
