William Anders The first human-taken photograph of the entire disc of the Earth as seen by the Apollo 8 crew during the trans-lunar coast at a distance of about 27,000 miles, Apollo 8, 21 December 1968 13.06 GMT Vintage chromogenic print on fibre-based Kodak paper, 25.4 x 20.5 cm (10 x 8 in), [NASA photo no AS8-16-2593, inverted], with A KODAK PAPER watermark on verso Footnotes: "We came all this way to explore the moon, and the most important thing is that we discovered the earth" William Anders William Anders and his crewmates James Lovell and Frank Borman became the first human beings to see the Earth as a sphere hanging in space. The photograph showing nearly the entire Western Hemisphere, from the mouth of the St. Lawrence River, including nearby Newfoundland, extending to Tierra del Fuego at the southern tip of South America was taken by Anders 4 hours and 36 minutes after launch with the 80mm lens from about 27,000 km out in space. Literature: LIFE magazine The incredible year 1968, 10 January 1969, cover, see illustration (a copy of the magazine not included within the lot) Condition Report: Processing marks Condition Report Disclaimer
William Anders The first human-taken photograph of the entire disc of the Earth as seen by the Apollo 8 crew during the trans-lunar coast at a distance of about 27,000 miles, Apollo 8, 21 December 1968 13.06 GMT Vintage chromogenic print on fibre-based Kodak paper, 25.4 x 20.5 cm (10 x 8 in), [NASA photo no AS8-16-2593, inverted], with A KODAK PAPER watermark on verso Footnotes: "We came all this way to explore the moon, and the most important thing is that we discovered the earth" William Anders William Anders and his crewmates James Lovell and Frank Borman became the first human beings to see the Earth as a sphere hanging in space. The photograph showing nearly the entire Western Hemisphere, from the mouth of the St. Lawrence River, including nearby Newfoundland, extending to Tierra del Fuego at the southern tip of South America was taken by Anders 4 hours and 36 minutes after launch with the 80mm lens from about 27,000 km out in space. Literature: LIFE magazine The incredible year 1968, 10 January 1969, cover, see illustration (a copy of the magazine not included within the lot) Condition Report: Processing marks Condition Report Disclaimer
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