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Auction archive: Lot number 147

Near full Earth photographed during the journey to the Moon, Apollo 10, May 1969

Estimate
£600 - £800
ca. US$833 - US$1,111
Price realised:
£1,200
ca. US$1,667
Auction archive: Lot number 147

Near full Earth photographed during the journey to the Moon, Apollo 10, May 1969

Estimate
£600 - £800
ca. US$833 - US$1,111
Price realised:
£1,200
ca. US$1,667
Beschreibung:

Thomas Stafford, Gene Cernan or John Young A view of the near full Earth from 36,000 nautical miles away as photographed from the Apollo 10 spacecraft during its trans-lunar journey toward the Moon. Most of Mexico can be clearly delineated in the photograph. Vintage chromogenic print on fibre-based kodak paper, 25.5 x 20.3 cm (10 x 8 in), BLUE NUMBERED NASA AS10-34-5013, with A KODAK PAPER watermarks on the verso Footnotes: This stunning view of planet Earth was witnessed by the crew as they were heading for the Moon. It was an experience that could not be predicted despite hundreds of hours in a simulator. 'When you're at the moon, you look back at the Earth and it's about the size of an orange.' Thomas Stafford

Auction archive: Lot number 147
Auction:
Datum:
17 Mar 2021
Auction house:
Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions
16-17 Pall Mall
St James’s
London, SW1Y 5LU
United Kingdom
info@dreweatts.com
+44 (0)20 78398880
Beschreibung:

Thomas Stafford, Gene Cernan or John Young A view of the near full Earth from 36,000 nautical miles away as photographed from the Apollo 10 spacecraft during its trans-lunar journey toward the Moon. Most of Mexico can be clearly delineated in the photograph. Vintage chromogenic print on fibre-based kodak paper, 25.5 x 20.3 cm (10 x 8 in), BLUE NUMBERED NASA AS10-34-5013, with A KODAK PAPER watermarks on the verso Footnotes: This stunning view of planet Earth was witnessed by the crew as they were heading for the Moon. It was an experience that could not be predicted despite hundreds of hours in a simulator. 'When you're at the moon, you look back at the Earth and it's about the size of an orange.' Thomas Stafford

Auction archive: Lot number 147
Auction:
Datum:
17 Mar 2021
Auction house:
Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions
16-17 Pall Mall
St James’s
London, SW1Y 5LU
United Kingdom
info@dreweatts.com
+44 (0)20 78398880
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