Lot No. 133


Michael Collins (Apollo 11)


First earthrise photographed by humans after trans Earth injection: the blue Earth rising over the curved lunar horizon, 16-24 July 1969

Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based paper, printed 1969, numbered "NASA AS11-44-6651" (NASA MSC) in red in top margin, with "A KODAK PAPER" watermark on verso, 20,3 x 25,4 cm

The view of Earthrise was a great highlight of the mission, which the astronauts photographed with eagerness (see mission transcript).

This half Earth greeted the Command Module Columbia after it completed 30 revolutions around the Moon and made the rocket burn that sent it homeward. Following transEarth injection (TEI), Columbia had increased its altitude to over 800 km, which explains the increased curvature of the lunar surface. The photograph was taken by Michael Collins with the Hasselblad 500EL equipped with the 250 mm telephoto lens.
Smyth’s Sea (left), the 120-km dark-floored Crater Neper (just right of center with a central peak) are on the horizon.

From the mission transcript when the photograph was taken:
135:31:34 Armstrong: What are you doing, Mike? What you taking pictures of...
135:31:40 Collins: Oh, I don’t know. Wasting film, I guess.
135:32:04 Armstrong (onboard): You want to take pictures over here? Go ahead, why don’t you just set up that...
135:32:07 Collins: I’ll check Window 3.
135:32:10 Armstrong: ...set up that tape and let it do its thing. It’s still got a long way to go for [garble].
135:32:15 Aldrin: Alright, now. Do we want black and white, color, 250, or 80? I’ve got all options over here.
135:32:19 Armstrong: Oh, we’ll probably want - How many cameras you got?
135:32:21 Aldrin: Let me have a camera. How many cameras?
135:32:23 Collins: Well, only one camera, but I’ve got [garble] lenses. [...]
135:34:41 Aldrin: Hey, I hope somebody’s getting the picture of the Earth coming up.

Specialist: Mag. Eva Königseder Mag. Eva Königseder
+43-1-515 60-421

eva.koenigseder@dorotheum.at

27.09.2023 - 16:19

Realized price: **
EUR 4,940.-
Estimate:
EUR 3,000.- to EUR 5,000.-
Starting bid:
EUR 1,500.-

Michael Collins (Apollo 11)


First earthrise photographed by humans after trans Earth injection: the blue Earth rising over the curved lunar horizon, 16-24 July 1969

Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based paper, printed 1969, numbered "NASA AS11-44-6651" (NASA MSC) in red in top margin, with "A KODAK PAPER" watermark on verso, 20,3 x 25,4 cm

The view of Earthrise was a great highlight of the mission, which the astronauts photographed with eagerness (see mission transcript).

This half Earth greeted the Command Module Columbia after it completed 30 revolutions around the Moon and made the rocket burn that sent it homeward. Following transEarth injection (TEI), Columbia had increased its altitude to over 800 km, which explains the increased curvature of the lunar surface. The photograph was taken by Michael Collins with the Hasselblad 500EL equipped with the 250 mm telephoto lens.
Smyth’s Sea (left), the 120-km dark-floored Crater Neper (just right of center with a central peak) are on the horizon.

From the mission transcript when the photograph was taken:
135:31:34 Armstrong: What are you doing, Mike? What you taking pictures of...
135:31:40 Collins: Oh, I don’t know. Wasting film, I guess.
135:32:04 Armstrong (onboard): You want to take pictures over here? Go ahead, why don’t you just set up that...
135:32:07 Collins: I’ll check Window 3.
135:32:10 Armstrong: ...set up that tape and let it do its thing. It’s still got a long way to go for [garble].
135:32:15 Aldrin: Alright, now. Do we want black and white, color, 250, or 80? I’ve got all options over here.
135:32:19 Armstrong: Oh, we’ll probably want - How many cameras you got?
135:32:21 Aldrin: Let me have a camera. How many cameras?
135:32:23 Collins: Well, only one camera, but I’ve got [garble] lenses. [...]
135:34:41 Aldrin: Hey, I hope somebody’s getting the picture of the Earth coming up.

Specialist: Mag. Eva Königseder Mag. Eva Königseder
+43-1-515 60-421

eva.koenigseder@dorotheum.at


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Auction: The Beauty of Space - Iconic Photographs of Early NASA Missions
Auction type: Online auction
Date: 27.09.2023 - 16:19
Location: Wien | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: Online


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