Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

How Astronauts Took the Most Important Photo In Space History

Posted by Soulskill on from the disposable-camera-off-the-shelf dept.

The Bad Astronomer writes "On December 24, 1968, the Apollo 8 astronauts saw the Earth rising over the limb of the Moon. The photo they took of this moment — dubbed Earthrise — has become an icon of our need to explore, and to protect our home world. NASA has just released a video explaining how the astronauts were able to capture this unique moment, which included a dash of both coincidence and fast teamwork."

2 of 108 comments (clear)

  1. [SPOILERS] by zAPPzAPP · · Score: 4, Funny

    They used a camera.

  2. Re:Perspective by wonkey_monkey · · Score: 4, Funny

    Perspective is such a wonderful thing

    Not from where I'm standing.

    --
    systemd is Roko's Basilisk.