William Anders Stunning near-full Moon as witnessed by the Apollo 8 crew during the homebound journey, the first whole Moon image photographed by humans from a previously inaccessible perspective, Apollo 8, 21-27 December 1968 Vintage chromogenic print on fibre-based paper, 25.2 x 20.5 cm (10 x 8 in), [NASA photo no AS8-14-2506], with A KODAK PAPER watermark on the verso (NASA/North American Rockwell). Footnotes: The homeward journey provided the crew with an opportunity to see the Moon in its full breath-taking glory, and to photograph it to capture sights never visible from the Earth's perspective. The right side of the photograph features landmarks never visible to humans from the Earth, while those which can be observed from the Earth - the Sea of Tranquillity, Fertility, Crises and Nectar, as well as Theophilus crater - are clearly delineated in this photograph. North American Rockwell was NASA's prime contractor and manufacturer of the Apollo Command Module. Literature: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, May 1969, pp.622-623 LIFE, 10 January 1969, pp. 26-27 see illustrations (copies of the magazines are not included in the lot) Condition Report: Mint Condition Report Disclaimer
William Anders Stunning near-full Moon as witnessed by the Apollo 8 crew during the homebound journey, the first whole Moon image photographed by humans from a previously inaccessible perspective, Apollo 8, 21-27 December 1968 Vintage chromogenic print on fibre-based paper, 25.2 x 20.5 cm (10 x 8 in), [NASA photo no AS8-14-2506], with A KODAK PAPER watermark on the verso (NASA/North American Rockwell). Footnotes: The homeward journey provided the crew with an opportunity to see the Moon in its full breath-taking glory, and to photograph it to capture sights never visible from the Earth's perspective. The right side of the photograph features landmarks never visible to humans from the Earth, while those which can be observed from the Earth - the Sea of Tranquillity, Fertility, Crises and Nectar, as well as Theophilus crater - are clearly delineated in this photograph. North American Rockwell was NASA's prime contractor and manufacturer of the Apollo Command Module. Literature: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, May 1969, pp.622-623 LIFE, 10 January 1969, pp. 26-27 see illustrations (copies of the magazines are not included in the lot) Condition Report: Mint Condition Report Disclaimer
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