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60 years ago, the Lunar Orbiter team took the first photograph of the Earth from the Moon. You'll often see the restoration by LOIRP, but I actually prefer the original, with all the artifacts of the image-creation process. Here's the story of Frame 102, mostly told through images: #histSTM 🗃️🔭

invertingvision.comCreating the First Photograph of the Earth From the Moon: A Visual HistoryOn August 23, 1966, the team behind NASA’s Lunar Orbiter I captured the first image of Earth as seen from the Moon. You will sometimes see an updated version of this image, in fantastic resolution …

23/8/26, 5:29 pm14 reposts51 likes

Gary Turner

@dtaguy.bsky.social

24 Aug

People born too late to have seen this in 1966 probably find it hard to understand how-boggling it was. Most folks then found it astonishing. Especially for me having grown up on Robert Heinlein, and then being a part of this mission as my first full-time job.

Tam Ward

@tamlwd.bsky.social

23 Aug

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