This view of the rising Earth greeted the Apollo 8 astronauts William Ander, Frank Borman, and James Lovell on Dec. 24, 1968, as they approached from behind the Moon after the fourth nearside lunar orbit (Credit: NASA).
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I still remember it to this day, I was the one who took the photo.
NOTE: I took this photo with my Xiaomi.
I was sixteen that day. Later I grew up, became a writer, and was able to interview Bill Anders for a story on the Heritage Flight, which both he and Borman flew in.
At the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in DC there is a great exhibit where they recreate the scramble to take this photo using the recorded conversations between the astronauts as they move from window to window and have to switch cameras or film, and capturing the other frames of the picture. It was one of my favorite parts of an excellent lunar landing section of the museum.
Very cool. Is that a sideways view Africa? I can’t quite make it out.
One of the most loved and famous pictures of the “Blue Marble” we call home….🧐
Ohh it’s an “earthrise” from _lunar orbit_, I had always been confused how the moon could have an earthrise when it’s tidally locked.