[amsat-bb] Re: Earthrise - add

[Rocky Jones]

I think that the first black and white photo of Earthrise over the Moon...was from one of the Lunar Orbiters... I think 5...



Robert

> From: clintbrad4d at earthlink.net
> To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:03:32 -0800
> Subject: [amsat-bb]  Earthrise - add
> 
> That first, incredibly wonderful black-and-white Earthrise photo  
> almost didn't happen. From NASA transcripts:
> 
> 075:47:30 Borman (onboard): Oh, my God! Look at that picture over  
> there! Here's the Earth coming up. Wow, is that pretty!
> 
> 075:47:37 Anders (onboard): Hey, don't take that, it's not scheduled.
> 
> There was limited film available for the Hasselblad ... and what was  
> in it at that moment was a black-and-white magazine.
> 
> Clint Bradford, K6LCS / KAF3359
> 909-241-7666
> 
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