Alfred Worden (Apollo 15)
"Multiple Earth": an extraordinary UV photograph of Earth from lunar orbit,26 July-7 August 1971
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, printed 1971, numbered "NASA AS15-99-13451" (NASA MSC) in black in top margin, 25,4 x 20,3 cm
This exceptional picture of a “Multiple Earth” seen from lunar orbit 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 UV sensitive film from the Command Module Endeavour from an altitude of about 120 km above the Moon’s surface.
“These photographs are a permanent reminder that we’re a little part of the universe. We’re not the center of anything.”
Alfred Worden (Schick and Van Haaften, p. 109)
Specialist: Mag. Eva Königseder
Mag. Eva Königseder
+43-1-515 60-421
eva.koenigseder@dorotheum.at
27.09.2023 - 17:12
- 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 Earth": an extraordinary UV photograph of Earth from lunar orbit,26 July-7 August 1971
Vintage gelatin silver print on fiber-based paper, printed 1971, numbered "NASA AS15-99-13451" (NASA MSC) in black in top margin, 25,4 x 20,3 cm
This exceptional picture of a “Multiple Earth” seen from lunar orbit 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 UV sensitive film from the Command Module Endeavour from an altitude of about 120 km above the Moon’s surface.
“These photographs are a permanent reminder that we’re a little part of the universe. We’re not the center of anything.”
Alfred Worden (Schick and Van Haaften, p. 109)
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 - 17:12 |
Location: | Wien | Palais Dorotheum |
Exhibition: | Online |
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