Monday, 10 June 2024

“Earthrise” by NASA Astronaut Bill Anders


The rising Earth is about five degrees above the lunar horizon in this telephoto view taken from the Apollo 8 spacecraft near 110 degrees east longitude. Astronaut Bill Anders took the photo on the morning of Dec. 24, 1968. The South Pole is in the white area near the left end of the terminator. North and South America are under the clouds. via NASA https://ift.tt/YynIf45

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