Nasa Visible Earth Earth Viewed By Apollo 8 Astronaut photograph as08 16 2593 was acquired on december 22, 1968, by the apollo 8 crew with a 77 mm camera. it was provided by the image science & analysis laboratory, johnson space center. additional images taken by astronauts and cosmonauts can be viewed at the nasa jsc gateway to astronaut photography of earth. caption by holli riebeek. This image originally appeared in the nasa earth observatory story earth viewed by apollo 8. astronaut photograph as08 16 2593 was acquired on december 22, 1968, by the apollo 8 crew with a 77 mm camera. it was provided by the image science & analysis laboratory, johnson space center. additional images taken by astronauts and cosmonauts can be.
Nasa Releases Stunning New Image Of Earth Taken From Lunar Orbit Taken aboard apollo 8 by bill anders, this iconic picture shows earth peeking out from beyond the lunar surface as the first crewed spacecraft circumnavigated the moon, with astronauts anders, frank borman, and jim lovell aboard. image credit: nasa. this iconic picture shows earth peeking out from beyond the lunar surface as the first crewed. High altitude view of earth as photographed from the apollo 8 spacecraft during its translunar journey to the moon. visible is nearly the entire western hemisphere, from the mouth of the st. lawrence river, including nearby newfoundland to tierra del fuego at the southern tip of south america. central america is clearly outlined. The rising earth is about five degrees above the lunar horizon in this telephoto view taken from the apollo 8 spacecraft near 110 degrees east longitude. the horizon, about 350 miles (570 kilometers) from the spacecraft, is near the eastern limb of the moon as viewed from earth. width of the view at the horizon is about 95 miles (150 kilometers). A computer generated visualization of the apollo 8 spacecraft in orbit around the moon, with earth rising over the horizon. image credit: ernie wright nasa goddard scientific visualization studio.
Comments are closed.