Telephoto panorama [Mosaic] of lunar rilles; close-ups of brilliant craters; Sunset over Crater Kondratyuk; UV photographs of nearside craters, July 26-August 7, 1971
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Auctioneer | CHRISTIE'S |
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Event location | United Kingdom, London |
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ID 469268
Lot 556 | Telephoto panorama [Mosaic] of lunar rilles; close-ups of brilliant craters; Sunset over Crater Kondratyuk; UV photographs of nearside craters, July 26-August 7, 1971
Estimate value
£ 2 000 – 3 000
Alfred Worden, James Irwin or David Scott
Orbital telephoto panorama of rilles Prinz I and Aristarchus III on the Aristarchus Plateau
Apollo 15, July 26 - August 7, 1971, orbit 61
Unique hand mosaic of two vintage chromogenic prints on fiber-based Kodak paper, with “A Kodak Paper” watermarks on the verso, numbered “NASA AS15-96-13046 to AS15-96-13049” (NASA MSC) in red in top margin, overall size 30 x 39cm
556 b
Alfred Worden, James Irwin, or David Scott
Close-ups of brilliant craters on the Moon
Apollo 15, July 26 - August 7, 1971, orbits 62-69
Four vintage gelatin silver prints on fiber-based paper, each 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered “NASA AS15-81-10906, AS15-81-10968, AS15-81-10970, AS15-81-10992” (NASA MSC) in black in top margin
556 c
Alfred Worden, James Irwin, or David Scott
Sunset over the farside Crater Kondratyuk
Apollo 15, July 26 - August 7, 1971, orbit 62
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 AS15-97-13179” (NASA MSC) in red in top margin, with three filing holes in top margin
556 d
Alfred Worden, James Irwin, or David Scott
UV photographs of craters on the lunar nearside
Apollo 15, July 26 - August 7, 1971, orbit 63
Two unreleased photograph, vintage gelatin silver prints on fiber-based paper, each 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered “NASA AS15-99-13464 and AS15-99-13474” (NASA MSC) in black in top margin
30 x 39cm
Art style: | Color photo |
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Auction house category: | Photography |
Art style: | Color photo |
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Auction house category: | Photography |
Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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