Moonscapes during the first orbits: lunar Sunrise; telephotographs over the nearside; views of the curved farside horizon, November 14-24, 1969
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ID 469112
Lot 401 | Moonscapes during the first orbits: lunar Sunrise; telephotographs over the nearside; views of the curved farside horizon, November 14-24, 1969
Estimate value
£ 2 000 – 3 000
Richard Gordon, Pete Conrad, or Alan Bean
Telephotograph of the lunar horizon over Crater Humboldt
Apollo 12, November 14-24, 1969, orbit 2
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 AS12- 50-7418]
401 b
Richard Gordon, Pete Conrad, or Alan Bean
Telephotograph of craters at the base of the Pyrenees Mountains on the lunar nearside
Apollo 12, November 14-24, 1969, orbit 2
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 AS12- 50-7423]
401 c
Richard Gordon, Pete Conrad, or Alan Bean
Lunar sunrise from orbit
Apollo 12, November 14-24, 1969, orbit 2
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 AS12- 50-7437]
401 d
Richard Gordon
The curved lunar farside horizon seen through the spacecraft’s window
Apollo 12, November 14-24, 1969, orbit 3, 087:54:01 GET
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 AS12- 50-7441]
401 e
Richard Gordon, Pete Conrad, or Alan Bean
The lunar farside horizon
Apollo 12, November 14-24, 1969, orbit 3
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, numbered “NASA AS12-50-7447” (NASA MSC) in red in top margin
401 f
Richard Gordon
The Fra Mauro area of the future Apollo 14 landing site seen from the orbiting Command Module spacecraft
Apollo 12, November 14-24, 1969, orbit 3-12
Unreleased photograph, vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered “NASA AS12-52-7590” (NASA MSC) in black in top margin
401 g
Richard Gordon, Pete Conrad, or Alan Bean
Chain craters in the Davy region of the Moon
Apollo 12, November 14-24, 1969, orbit 3
Two unreleased photographs, vintage chromogenic prints on fiber-based Kodak paper, each 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with “Mapping Science Laboratory MSC Houston” stamps and “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the versos, numbered “NASA AS12-51-7478” and “NASA AS12-51-7485” (NASA MSC) in red in top margin
20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in)
| Art style: | Color photo |
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| Auction house category: | Photography |
| Art style: | Color photo |
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| Auction house category: | Photography |
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