Terms and conditions of use
"The world looked like a jewel on black velvet", moon surface lower foreground, earth in distance (Apollo 8)
(1968)
Medium
type C photograph on aluminium
Measurements
39.0 × 48.9 cm (image and sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by Photimport, 1971
Public domain
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Inscription
printed in silver (in image) on paper label l.r.: HASSELBLAD
printed on support reverse u.l.: 6 / "The world looked like a jewel on black velvet," said Frank / (...illeg.)orman when he and his Apollo 8 companians were on the / return journey to effect a point landing on Earth. Seen in the foreground of this photo is the desolate lunar surface / pocked by masive craters. The distance from the space- / craft to the lunar surface here is about 70 miles and the / moon's horizon covered by this photo is almost 110 miles. / Photo taken by the HASSELBLAD 500EL, Zeiss Planar f.2.8/mm lens.
Accession Number
PH380-1971
Department
International Photography
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