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a11_r_c_o_KPP (AS11-44-6642)

"The Apollo 11 Lunar Module ascent stage, with astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. aboard, is photographed from the Command and Service Modules (CSM) during rendezvous in lunar orbit. The Lunar Module (LM) was making its docking approach to the CSM. Astronaut Michael Collins remained with the CSM in lunar orbit while the other two crewmen explored the lunar surface. The large, dark-colored area in the background is Smyth's Sea, centered at 85 degrees east longitude and 2 degrees south latitude on the lunar surface (nearside). This view looks west. The Earth rises above the lunar horizon."

 

spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/apollo/apollo11/html/...

 

Not unexpectedly, especially for a reissue, but disappointingly nonetheless, this otherwise gorgeous image...is reversed left-to-right. No excuse.

 

Per the ALSJ:

 

"Earth. Front of the LM. Adjusting LM roll. Mare Smythii beyond LM."

 

www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/AS11-44-6642HR.jpg

 

Also, so so cool:

 

www.planetary.org/explore/space-topics/earth/pics-of-eart...

Credit: The Planetary Society website

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Uploaded on December 22, 2018