Orbital moonscapes: Sun rising over the Ocean of Storms; twilight at the nearside terminator; wide-angle views and close-ups, July 26-August 7, 1971 - photo 1

Orbital moonscapes: Sun rising over the Ocean of Storms; twilight at the nearside terminator; wide-angle views and close-ups, July 26-August 7, 1971

Lot 557
20.11.2020 00:00UTC +00:00
Classic
Starting price
£ 1 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 557 | Orbital moonscapes: Sun rising over the Ocean of Storms; twilight at the nearside terminator; wide-angle views and close-ups, July 26-August 7, 1971
Estimate value
£ 2 000 – 3 000
557 a
Alfred Worden, James Irwin, or David Scott

Views of the Sun rising over the Aristarchus Plateau and the Ocean of Storms

Apollo 15, July 26 - August 7, 1971, orbit 63

Two unreleased photographs, vintage chromogenic prints on fiber-based Kodak paper, each 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in) and with “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso, numbered “NASA AS15-88-11979, AS15-88-11983” (NASA MSC) in red in top margin

557 b
Alfred Worden, James Irwin, or David Scott

The abstract lunar surface in the twilight of the lunar nearside terminator

Apollo 15, July 26 - August 7, 1971, orbit 63

Two unreleased photographs, vintage gelatin silver prints on fiber-based paper, each 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered “NASA AS15-98-13348 and AS15-98-13356” (NASA MSC) in black in top margin

557 c
Alfred Worden, James Irwin, or David Scott

Sunrise over Mons Rümker on the Ocean of Storms

Apollo 15, July 26 - August 7, 1971, orbit 69

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 AS15-97-13252” (NASA MSC) in red in top margin, with three filing holes in top margin

557 d
Alfred Worden, James Irwin, or David Scott

Wide-angle views of the lunar surface seen from the window of the orbiting spacecraft Endeavour

Apollo 15, July 26 - August 7, 1971, orbits 64-70

Four unreleased photographs, vintage gelatin silver prints on fiber-based paper, each 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered “NASA AS15-90-12282, AS15-90-12286, AS15-90-12315, AS15-90-12326” (NASA MSC) in black in top margin

557 e
Alfred Worden, James Irwin, or David Scott

Orbital telephotograph of lunar mountains in the Sea of Rains

Apollo 15, July 26 - August 7, 1971, orbit 69

Unreleased photograph, vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered “NASA AS15-81-11022” (NASA MSC) in black in top margin

557 f
Alfred Worden, James Irwin, or David Scott

Close-ups of the lunar surface seen from the orbiting Command spaceship Endeavour

Apollo 15, July 26 - August 7, 1971, orbits 69-70

Four unreleased photographs, vintage chromogenic prints on fiber-based Kodak paper, each 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in) and with “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso, numbered “NASA AS15-97-13214, AS15-97-13227, AS15-97-13237, AS15-97-13294” (NASA MSC) in red in top margin
20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in)
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