Charles Duke near the LM Orion with the UV astronomy camera; TV pictures; far-UV photograph of the Earth, April 16-27, 1972, EVA 1 and 2 - photo 1

Charles Duke near the LM Orion with the UV astronomy camera; TV pictures; far-UV photograph of the Earth, April 16-27, 1972, EVA 1 and 2

Lot 589
20.11.2020 00:00UTC +00:00
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Starting price
£ 1 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 589 | Charles Duke near the LM Orion with the UV astronomy camera; TV pictures; far-UV photograph of the Earth, April 16-27, 1972, EVA 1 and 2
Estimate value
£ 2 000 – 3 000
589 a
Taken by the RCA TV camera mounted on the Lunar Rover and operated by Ed Fendell at Mission Control

TV pictures of the EVA close-out at the LM

Apollo 16, April 16-27, 1972, EVA 1

Four unpublished photographs, vintage gelatin silver prints on fiber-based paper, each 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), stamped “RCA Astro-Electronics 72-4-554, 72-4-555, 72-4-556, 72-4-557” on the versos (NASA / RCA)

589 b
John Young

Charles Duke near the LM Orion with the UV astronomy camera, the Lunar Rover and the US flag

Apollo 16, April 16-27, 1972, EVA 1, 125:24:40 GET

Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso, numbered “NASA AS16-114-18439” (NASA MSC) in red in top margin, with three filing holes in top margin

589 c
John Young

Far-ultraviolet photograph of the Earth from the Moon’s surface, taken with the UV astronomy
camera

Apollo 16, April 16-27, 1972, EVA 1

Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA HQ caption numbered “72- H-569” on the verso

589 d
Taken by the RCA TV camera mounted on the Lunar Rover and operated by Ed Fendell at Mission Control

TV pictures of lunar activities at the LM

Apollo 16, April 16-27, 1972, EVA 2

Four unpublished photographs, vintage gelatin silver prints on fiber-based paper, each 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), stamped “RCA Astro-Electronics 72-4-559, 72-4-560, 72-4-561, 72-4-562” on the versos (NASA / RCA)
20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in)
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