Farside moonscapes first seen by humans: “Keyhole shaped” crater; Crater Tsiolkovsky; brightly-rayed crater, bright crater, December 21-27, 1968
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ID 468926
Lot 216 | Farside moonscapes first seen by humans: “Keyhole shaped” crater; Crater Tsiolkovsky; brightly-rayed crater, bright crater, December 21-27, 1968
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£ 1 500 – 2 500
William Anders
First human-taken photograph of Crater Tsiolkovsky, the most prominent feature of the lunar farside
Apollo 8, December 21-27,1968, orbit 2
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA MSC caption on the verso, numbered “NASA AS8-13-2252” in black in top margin
216 b
William Anders
“Keyhole shaped” Crater on the lunar farside, first seen by humans
Apollo 8, December 21-27, 1968, orbit 3, 075:22:00 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 (NASA / North American Rockwell) [NASA AS8-12-2052]
216 c
William Anders
Brightly-rayed crater on the lunar farside, first seen by humans
Apollo 8, December 21-27, 1968, orbit 4, 075:39:27 GET
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA MSC caption on the verso, numbered “NASA AS8-13-2327” in black in top margin
216 d
William Anders
Vertical view of a bright crater on the lunar farside, taken during the first Earthrise witnessed by humans
Apollo 8, December 21-27, 1968, orbit 4, 075:48:39 GET
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA MSC caption on the verso, numbered “NASA AS8-12-2148” in black in top margin
20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in)
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