Posts Tagged ‘Space’

24
Dec

Earthrise!

   Posted by: dhcsoul    in Odds & Sods

Taken by Apollo 8 crewmember Bill Anders on De...
Image via Wikipedia

40 Years Ago today, the Astronauts of Apollo 8, the first humans to circumnavigate the moon, finally turned their eyes from the lunar surface (on their fourth orbit) to observe the “earthrise.” Writing about it in “Happy Birthday, ‘Earthrise‘  ( NY Times), Andrew C. Revkin includes a video he compiled to mark the occasion.

As Frank Borman shifted the orientation of the capsule to see the horizon Bill Anders was moved to blurt out  “Oh my God, look at that picture over there. Here’s the Earth coming up!”

Tags: CEP, Earthrise, Moon, science, Space