Show threadearthling19h ago

"Look, we trained to go to the Moon. We were focused on the Moon, observing the Moon, studying the Moon, and Earth was never in our thoughts until it popped up above the horizon."

Earthrise 1968 by William Anders

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LegraLeGraAug 9
NASA visualization teams partnered w scientists to let you imagine what it would’ve been like if you’d seen #EarthRise https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3936

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Knowledge ZoneJun 10

#DidYouKnow: Why the #Earthrise photo (and most space images) does not show stars?

Well, it's all about #Camera and Photography!

https://knowledgezone.co.in/posts/Why-the-Earthrise-photo-does-not-show-stars-6666abf297daaa6f290fd1bf

atomickerMay 9

https://www.planetary.org/video/earthrise-video-from-kaguya

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-bSG1q5MJg

#Moon #FullMoon #Earthrise #JAXA #Kaguya #Japan

Earthrise video from Kaguya

Japan's Kaguya spacecraft orbited the Moon from 2007 to 2009. It created a detailed topographical map of the surface and captured stunning views from a…

The Planetary Society
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Iconic Portrait of Buzz Aldrin on the Moon Sells for $32,000 at Auction

Space photo prices go to the Moon.

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Larry Dec 25, 2024

"Oh my God, look at that picture over there! There's the Earth coming up. Wow, is that pretty!”

William Anders
Lunar Orbit
December 24, 1968

#Earthrise #Apollo8 #NASA

https://bbc.com/future/article/20230511-earthrise-the-photo-that-sparked-an-environmental-movement

The 1968 photo that changed the world

More than 50 years after it was shot, Earthrise continues to be seen as one of the most iconic environmental photographs ever taken.

BBC
Rich Stein (he/him)Dec 25, 2024

Apollo 8 — Genesis reading, Christmas Eve, 1968 https://moon.nasa.gov/resources/318/apollo-8-genesis-reading/

NASA — Apollo 8
https://youtu.be/OfIlau2VVp4?si=X34M6r6JzHi76egu

"Earthrise" and Apollo 8 — Jim Lovell remembers (2023) https://www.astronomy.com/space-exploration/apollo-8s-moment-of-grace/
#Apollo8 #NASA #Earthrise #space #ChristmasEve

Apollo 8 Genesis Reading – Moon: NASA Science

A recording of the Apollo 8 astronauts reading from the book of Genesis.

Moon: NASA Science
Show threadAkaSci 🛰️Dec 24, 2024

This is one of the first full image of Earth captured by a human being from space. It was taken on Dec 22, 1968, two days before the Earthrise pic, from a distance of about 30,000 km, probably by Bill Anders aboard Apollo 8.

You can see additional pics from the Apollo 8 mission at https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasa2explore/albums/72157634758224005/with/9348898371

More info about the pic at https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/36019/earth-viewed-by-apollo-8
#Earthrise #Apollo
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Apollo 8

Explore this photo album by NASA Johnson on Flickr!

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