Category: The Black Star Collection
Object Type: photograph
Creator: ANDERS, William; NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA)
Title: [This view of the rising earth greeted the Apollo 8 astronauts as they came from behind the moon after the lunar orbit insertion burn]
Event Date: 1968-12-24
Medium: gelatin silver print
Dimensions: approximately: 8 x 10 inches; 20.32 x 25.4 cm
Accession Number: BS.2005.236477

Inscriptions:
Recto, printed: NASA / AS8-14-2392; Verso, printed and typed: 12 1968; printed: NASA NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION / HOUSTON, TEXAS 77058 / FOR RELEASE: December 30, 1968 / PHOTO NO. AS8-14-2392 / THIS PHOTOGRAPH IS A GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION–NOT SUBJECT TO COPYRIGHT. / It may not be used to state or imply the endorsement by NASA or by any NASA employee / of a commercial product, process or service, or used in any other manner that might mis- / lead. Accordingly, it is requested that if this photograph is used in advertising, posters / books, etc., layout and copy be submitted to NASA prior to release. NASA MSC also / requests written notification of any uses of this photograph in scientific-engineering projects. / COLOR / DEC 1968 AS8-14-2392/ MANNED SPACECRAFT CENTER, HOUSTON, TEXAS / APOLLO 8 EARTH VIEW [circled] ---This view of the rising earth greeted / the Apollo 8 astronauts as they came from behind the moon after the lunar orbit insertion burn. The unnamed surface / features in the foreground are near the eastern limb of / the moon as viewed from earth. The lunar surface probably / has less pronounced color than indicated by this print.; stamped: Credit: [star] /from BLACK STAR

Credit Line: The Image Centre, Black Star Collection.
Black Star Subject: ASTRONOMY / MOON
Retouching: N