Lunar Orbiter was the first robotic spacecraft to take high resolution photographs of the whole Moon from lunar orbit, offering amazing never before seen views of Earth’s satellite, from a perspective different from Earth. Soviet spacecrafts had already sent back whole Moon images, but mostly very crude.
This superb medium resolution photograph of the full crescent Moon was taken (simultaneously with high resolution Lunar Orbiter telephoto frame IV-186H) with the 80mm lens from an altitude of 3005 km and centered (latitude 42.27° S, longitude 81.34° W) on a point near the 55-km Crater Baade, located on the southwestern limb of the Moon as seen from Earth. The enormous Basin impact of the Eastern Sea, difficult to see from an Earthbound perspective, is at the terminator (left center of picture). Images such as this one have revealed it to be one of the most striking large scale lunar features, resembling a target ring bullseye.
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Overall in very good condition with wear commensurate with age and use.
Please note that photographs in this sale are drawn from a variety of sources and include photographs used to prepare press articles. Condition will vary from lot to lot but some photographs may display signs of further handling including, but not limited to:
Nicks to edges; fading or yellowing; slight warping and creasing; light scruffs or scratches; small tears to margins; handwritten annotations in pencil or ink; captions affixed to verso; staining to verso; affixed labels or stickers; occasional hand retouching to press photographs, and cropped margins.
Most of these will be discernible from the catalogue images.
The mosaic panoramas are composed of multiple photographs attached together using adhesive. These may be trimmed to allow for correct registration of successive images within the panorama.
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Lunar Orbiter IVThe whole Moon [Large Format] from a perspective never before seen, May 1967估價: GBP 2,500 - 4,000