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[Apollo 11] The first full Moon photographed by humans from a perspective different from Earth. Michael Collins, 16–24 July 1969. Printed 1969. Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper [NASA image AS11–44-6666]. 20.3×25.4cm (8×10in), numbered “NASA AS11–44-6666” in red in top margin, with “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso (NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas). Literature: Moon, Man’s greatest adventure, Thomas, ed., p. 210 (variant); Apollo: Through the Eyes of the Astronauts, Jacobs, ed., p. 132 (variant). This historic and very rare view of the full Moon was taken by Michael Collins with the 80mm lens as the Apollo 11 spacecraft was 2,790 nautical miles (5,160 km) from the Moon following trans Earth injection. Apollo 11 was the first mission when astronauts were able to photograph such an amazing view of the full Moon. The Moon is centered on a point between the Sea of Crisis and the Sea of Fertility. Twenty-four Apollo astronauts were the only men in history to witness such views of the whole Moon, in a perspective different from Earth, from December 1968 to December 1972. A full Moon, but not a Moon familiar to humans. This is a new Moon in the sense that it was one that had been walked upon by humans. This is a Moon that Michael Collins photographed as Apollo 11 departed the Earth. The Earthward face is to the bottom, the far side is to the top, and the geometry of the situation meant that on Earth, located off camera to the bottom, anyone looking would see a half Moon. The large, isolated dark marking near the center is the Sea of Crisis with which humans are familiar as appearing near the Moon’s limb. (Mailer, p.493)“It really does appear that there are three different Moons. One that you’re on, one that you’re in orbit of, and one that’s a long way away. And they don’t blend, and you don’t get the transition. There was only one exception to it, and that was shortly after we left the Moon, heading back to Earth, after we made the burn and it was okay. Then we could orient and look back and watch it grow smaller, from the back side... And that was the only time when we were really allowed to experience the change.” Buzz Aldrin (Chaikin, Voices, p. 119). Condition Glossy print in excellent condition. Preview In Lyngby Auction Space, 15 November 2023 Category Photos ▸ Vintage photographs Selling 15 November at 6:37 pm Estimate 10,000–12,000 DKK
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