Alfred Worden (Apollo 15)
"Multiple Earthrise": an extraordinary UV photograph of the Earth rising over the Moon, 26 July - 7 August 1971
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, printed 1971, numbered "NASA AS15-99-13443" (NASA MSC) in black in top margin, 25,4 x 20,3 cm, 3 corners with light crease
This exceptional and exceptionally rare picture of a “Multiple Earth” rising over the lunar surface was taken by Alfred Worden with a special UV transmitting 105-mm lens and a special filter mounted on the Hasselblad camera along with magazine N containing the UV sensitive film from the Command Module Endeavour during its 24th revolution of the Moon from an altitude of about 120 km.
“Now I know why I’m here. Not for a closer look at the moon, but to look back at our home, the Earth” (Alfred Worden; Kelley, plate 52).
Specialist: Mag. Eva Königseder
Mag. Eva Königseder
+43-1-515 60-421
eva.koenigseder@dorotheum.at
27.09.2023 - 16:57
- Realized price: **
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EUR 650.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 1,000.- to EUR 1,500.-
- Starting bid:
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EUR 100.-
Alfred Worden (Apollo 15)
"Multiple Earthrise": an extraordinary UV photograph of the Earth rising over the Moon, 26 July - 7 August 1971
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, printed 1971, numbered "NASA AS15-99-13443" (NASA MSC) in black in top margin, 25,4 x 20,3 cm, 3 corners with light crease
This exceptional and exceptionally rare picture of a “Multiple Earth” rising over the lunar surface was taken by Alfred Worden with a special UV transmitting 105-mm lens and a special filter mounted on the Hasselblad camera along with magazine N containing the UV sensitive film from the Command Module Endeavour during its 24th revolution of the Moon from an altitude of about 120 km.
“Now I know why I’m here. Not for a closer look at the moon, but to look back at our home, the Earth” (Alfred Worden; Kelley, plate 52).
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 - 16:57 |
| Location: | Wien | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | Online |
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