First photographs after transearth injection: near full view of the full Moon; views of the backside from high altitude; half of the Moon, December 21-27, 1968
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ID 468936
Lot 226 | First photographs after transearth injection: near full view of the full Moon; views of the backside from high altitude; half of the Moon, December 21-27, 1968
Estimate value
£ 2 000 – 3 000
William Anders
Dyptich: the Southern Sea of the Moon seen from high altitude after transEarth injection
Apollo 8, December 21-27, 1968
Set of two vintage gelatin silver prints on fiber-based paper, adjoining views; the first with NASA MSC caption on the verso, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered “NASA AS8-12-2192” in black in top margin (scratches at the lower right of image); the second with margins trimmed to image and scratches on the verso, 17.9 x 18.3cm, with NASA MSC caption numbered “AS8-12-2193” on the verso
226 b
William Anders
High altitude view over the lunar farside after TransEarth injection
Apollo 8, December 21-27, 1968
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA HQ caption numbered “69-H-6” on the verso [NASA AS8-12-2209]
226 c
William Anders
Half of the Moon photographed from a perspective not visible from Earth after transEarth injection
Apollo 8, December 21-27, 1968
Unreleased photograph, 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 AS8-14-2474]
226 d
William Anders
Near full view of the full Moon photographed from a perspective not visible from Earth after transEarth injection
Apollo 8, December 21-27, 1968
Unreleased photograph, 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 MSC) [NASA AS8-14-2484]
20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in)
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