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  1. Dec 21, 2018 · That set of color images, which are most often seen today rotated 90 degrees to the right, contains the photo that’s now immortalized and revered; the product of a flash of excitement and 90 ...

  2. Apr 22, 2024 · More than 50 years after it was shot, Earthrise continues to be seen as one of the most iconic environmental photographs ever taken. On Christmas Eve, 1968 the crew of Apollo 8 captured a ...

  3. Dec 20, 2018 · Published: December 20, 2018 1:56pm EST. December 24 is the 50th anniversary of Earthrise, arguably one of the most profound images in the history of human culture. When astronaut William Anders ...

  4. Jun 16, 2024 · What it is: "Earthrise," an iconic view of Earth above the moon's horizon. Where it is: The moon, as seen from orbit aboard the Apollo 8 spacecraft. When it was taken: Christmas Eve, 1968. Why it ...

  5. Nov 27, 2023 · A restored "Earthrise" photo, recently colored by experts using the later shots as a reference, conveys the stunning sight beheld by the astronauts. This shot, revealing the Earth as a majestic ...

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  6. Jul 17, 2019 · Earthrise—one of the best known and most widely reproduced of all science photographs—was a fluke. On Christmas Eve, 1968, after three days of space travel, America’s Apollo 8 spacecraft was on its fourth orbit around the moon when Frank Borman, the commander of the mission, began to reposition it so that the topography below could be better filmed to document potential future landing sites.

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  8. Dec 21, 2018 · While scouting landing spots on the moon, the astronauts of Apollo 8 — Frank Borman, William A. Anders and James A. Lovell, Jr. — spied the shiny blue Earth rising over the ash-colored lunar ...