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First human-taken photograph of Earth after translunar injection, December 21-27, 1968

James Lovell

Name: First human-taken photograph of Earth after translunar injection, December 21-27, 1968
Brand: James Lovell
Price: 1200.00 GBP
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised GBP 1,500

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Closed: 19 Nov 2020

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First human-taken photograph of Earth after translunar injection, December 21-27, 1968

James Lovell

Price Realised GBP 1,500

Closed: 19 Nov 2020

Price Realised GBP 1,500

Closed: 19 Nov 2020

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Apollo 8, December 21-27, 1968, 003:22:10 GET

Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso, numbered “NASA AS8-16-2581” (NASA MSC) in red in top margin
20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in)

Schick and Van Haaften, p. 93.

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Lot Essay

After orbiting the Earth twice, Apollo 8 fired the Saturn V third stage and broke free of Earth’s gravitational pull on a trajectory for the Moon. The photograph was taken with the 80mm lens after separation from the expended SIVB third stage.

“Already farther out in space than man has ever flown, Apollo 8’s crew at 3,500 miles gaze down on the shallow Bahama Banks (bottom of picture), turquoise against the darker, deeper Atlantic. Few clouds veil the southeastern coast of the United States and the West Indies (left of picture), but to the northeast a huge storm system swirls over the ocean. The spacecraft has now kicked out of Earth orbit toward the Moon” (National Geographic, May 1969, p. 609).

“The other thing [...] was that this particular spot, the Bahamas lowland, was a turquoise jewel that you could see all the way to the Moon,” observed William Anders. “It was like it was illuminated, like a piece of opal. And you could see that all the way. And I kept being amazed about that” (Chaikin, Voices, p. 26).