[Apollo 11] The receding disk of Earth from Apollo 11 heading to the Moon. N. Armstrong, B. Aldrin, or M. Collins, 16–24 July 1969. Printed 1969. Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper [NASA image AS11–36-5317]. 20.3×25.4 cm (8×10 in), with “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso.
A fabulous view captured by Neil Armstrong from one of the windows of the Command Module Columbia following transposition and docking of Columbia and the LM Eagle at a distance of about 15,000 km or 8,000 nautical miles.The Earth is half obscured by the structure in darkness of the Lunar Module Eagle docked to Columbia and still attached to the SIVB stage, showing the US and Canada on the left, Greenland at the top.
From the mission transcript (photograph taken at about T+003:35:00 after launch):
003:53:05 Armstrong: And Houston, you might be interested that out my left-hand window right now, I can observe the entire continent of North America, Alaska, over the Pole, down to the Yucatan Peninsula, Cuba, northern part of South America, and then I run out of window.
Very minor fiber paper adherence to glossy surface visible only in a raking light, otherwise excellent condition.
Man & Space, 23. marts 2023
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