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Nasa, Washington, D.C. (manufacturer)
William Anders (photographer)
The moon, December 1968, taken from Apollo Spacecraft 1968; printed 1969
type C photograph on aluminium
48.8 × 39.0 cm (image and sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by Photimport, 1971
Photo: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
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The moon, December 1968, taken from Apollo Spacecraft
1968; printed 1969
Medium
type C photograph on aluminium
Measurements
48.8 × 39.0 cm (image and sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by Photimport, 1971
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Moon
Inscription
printed in silver (in image) on paper label l.r.: HASSELBLAD
printed on paper label on support reverse u.l.: 1 / by December 1968 the Americans were ready for the next / flight. This was with Apollo 8, December 21-27, manned by / Frank Gorman, James A. Lovell, Jr., and William A. Anders. / This flight is regarded as the greated achievement up to / now in the history of space exploration. Apollo 8 orbited / ten times around the moon and during this period the / spacecraft was subjected to the moon's gravitiational pull. / Anders was the astronaut responsible for the photography / on the flight. The Hasselblad 500 EL was carried for the / first time on a space flight.
Accession Number
PH375-1971
Department
International Photography
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