Wide-angle view of Crater Copernicus; Apollo prime sites 1 and 2, the future Apollo 11 landing site; close-ups of prime site 2; “the Picture of the Century”, November 1966

Lot 145
20.11.2020 00:00UTC +00:00
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£ 1 000
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Lot 145 | Wide-angle view of Crater Copernicus; Apollo prime sites 1 and 2, the future Apollo 11 landing site; close-ups of prime site 2; “the Picture of the Century”, November 1966
Estimate value
£ 2 000 – 3 000
145 a
Taken by a Kodak camera on board the robot spacecraft Lunar Orbiter II

Apollo prime site 1 from lunar orbit

Lunar Orbiter II, November 1966

Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA HQ caption numbered “66- H-1427” on the verso

145 b
Taken by a Kodak camera on board the robot spacecraft Lunar Orbiter II

Apollo prime site 2, the future Apollo 11 landing site, seen from lunar orbit

Lunar Orbiter II, November 1966

Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA HQ caption numbered “68- H-83” and dated “February 8, 1968” on the verso

145 c
Taken by a Kodak camera on board the robot spacecraft Lunar Orbiter II

Close-up of a crater in the area of Apollo prime site 2, the future Apollo 11 landing site

Lunar Orbiter II, November 19, 1966

Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA HQ caption numbered “66- H-1611” on the verso

145 d
Taken by a Kodak camera on board the robot spacecraft Lunar Orbiter II

Close-up of a rock-strewn area of Apollo prime site 2, the future Apollo 11 landing site

Lunar Orbiter II, November 19, 1966

Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), with NASA HQ caption numbered “66- H-1612” on the verso

145 e
Taken by a Kodak camera on board the robot spacecraft Lunar Orbiter II

Wide-angle view of Crater Copernicus

Lunar Orbiter II, November 24, 1966

Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in)

145 f
Taken by a Kodak camera on board the robot spacecraft Lunar Orbiter II

High resolution view of Crater Copernicus; “the Picture of the Century”

Lunar Orbiter II, November 24, 1966

Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in)
20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in)
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