It was 40 years ago today…
Posted by One Inch Man | Filed under Uncategorized
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The above photograph, NASA image AS8-14-2383, or Earthrise as it became known, was taken exactly 40 years ago today.
On December 24th 1968 what I believe to be one of the most important, not to mention beautiful, images ever recorded was captured on 70mm colour film with a Hasselblad camera by astronaut William Anders during the historic Apollo 8 mission, the first to send men into lunar orbit.
The beauty and wonder of the image is only tempered by the sadness that comes from knowing we haven’t been back since 1972.
Don’t set fire to yourself.
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