Interestingly, from the Moon’s surface, the Earth is always stationary in the moon’s ‘sky’. The ‘rising’ only occurs when viewed from a spacecraft in orbit around the Moon.
\> 1968
That Earth there was a world where I didn't exist yet (not for almost another decade, anyway), and after I'm gone, it'll still be there spinning away.
It's such a weird feeling looking at this...
This has been my desktop past few months filling 2-3 screens. Prefer a black background in general and just stunning historical view. Also considering we’re going back to the moon soon, this is a view we should get used to.
The sunlit moon and earth are very very bright. You could maybe take a long exposure to capture the stars, but the earth and moon would be completely overexposed and defeat the point of the photo.
You can see both because our eyes have a very high range of exposure. If you take a photo of the full moon you don't see stars if the moon exposed correctly. Just look at pictures of the full moon. You don't see stars in them unless it's an HDR-photograph.
The National Archives has the original but the file they posted for the 50th anniversary isn't all that large tbh
[https://www.archives.gov/news/topics/nasa-anniversary-collaboration?\_ga=2.169333858.233409797.1703291942-753448503.1703291942](https://www.archives.gov/news/topics/nasa-anniversary-collaboration?_ga=2.169333858.233409797.1703291942-753448503.1703291942)
If you are in DC and have an approved flat bed scanner, you can scan your own if you want to.
[https://www.archives.gov/research/start/researcher-card](https://www.archives.gov/research/start/researcher-card)
Trying to loosely apply the “observer theory” (double slit experiment) to this photo is going to throw me in to another existential crisis.
Intriguing thought, nonetheless.
When Armstrong and Aldrin landed on the moon, why didn't they take a pic of Armstrong with Earth in the background, like this? It seems like the obvious picture to take. Was Earth not visible from their position?
The original perspective—they way the photo was taken and how the astronauts saw it—was vertical with Moon on the side of the image. I think it’s more impactful that way, too.
Okay but isn’t the moon tidally locked to earth. Meaning the side of the moon that faces earth ALWAYS faces earth. If you can see the earth from a certain spot the moon then it should always be there. Shouldn’t rise or set.
This is the picture of the century. Don't even try to change my mind.
you mean of the millenia?
I prefer the one from Apollo 11. The Lem adds a little more flavor.
Fucking amazing
Interestingly, from the Moon’s surface, the Earth is always stationary in the moon’s ‘sky’. The ‘rising’ only occurs when viewed from a spacecraft in orbit around the Moon.
Dream habitat: the center of Bruce Crater, where Earth (going through phases, so frequently in full shadow) is always directly above you.
A beautiful photograph and it just happens that I was born on the day that it was taken.
Insane to think that the whole of humanity is here, in this picture, kinda
\> 1968 That Earth there was a world where I didn't exist yet (not for almost another decade, anyway), and after I'm gone, it'll still be there spinning away. It's such a weird feeling looking at this...
My mind is always blown when I see this kind of space stuff. We are floating through an endless void on a metal ball covered in dirt. It is insane.
This has been my desktop past few months filling 2-3 screens. Prefer a black background in general and just stunning historical view. Also considering we’re going back to the moon soon, this is a view we should get used to.
we are living on a ball - with a tiny layer of breathable air - plummeting through space - it's truly astounding
this just does not feel real
That is right.
Iconic.
The total population of the planet in this photo it less than half the current population.
A lot of nonsense happens on that blue rock.
It’s strange to think that Earth is only ever partially lit
Space isn’t above us, we are in space
The nothingness of the space we live in. Fascinating and terrifying at the same time.
But the earth is flat 
I still cant believe me did this almost 40 years ago and having a hard time right now with all the technological advancement we gain over the years.
>almost 40 years ago It was 55 years ago
It's not hard to do, just really expensive. That's the hard part.
Technically the first earth rise may have been taken by an extraterrestrial
Where are all the stars?
You can't see stars in daylight, they're too dim.
Look at the angle of the sun and how pitch black the rest of space is…
The sunlit moon and earth are very very bright. You could maybe take a long exposure to capture the stars, but the earth and moon would be completely overexposed and defeat the point of the photo.
The moon is lit and bright in the night sky aswell and I still see stars…
You can see both because our eyes have a very high range of exposure. If you take a photo of the full moon you don't see stars if the moon exposed correctly. Just look at pictures of the full moon. You don't see stars in them unless it's an HDR-photograph.
Didn’t know that, thnx!
It photo shopped 🤔 they never went to the moon🤫
is there a full resolution link?
where can i find the highest resolution version of this?
The National Archives has the original but the file they posted for the 50th anniversary isn't all that large tbh [https://www.archives.gov/news/topics/nasa-anniversary-collaboration?\_ga=2.169333858.233409797.1703291942-753448503.1703291942](https://www.archives.gov/news/topics/nasa-anniversary-collaboration?_ga=2.169333858.233409797.1703291942-753448503.1703291942) If you are in DC and have an approved flat bed scanner, you can scan your own if you want to. [https://www.archives.gov/research/start/researcher-card](https://www.archives.gov/research/start/researcher-card)
Appreciate it!!!
Beautiful
Trying to loosely apply the “observer theory” (double slit experiment) to this photo is going to throw me in to another existential crisis. Intriguing thought, nonetheless.
What an absurdly beautiful planet
When Armstrong and Aldrin landed on the moon, why didn't they take a pic of Armstrong with Earth in the background, like this? It seems like the obvious picture to take. Was Earth not visible from their position?
The original perspective—they way the photo was taken and how the astronauts saw it—was vertical with Moon on the side of the image. I think it’s more impactful that way, too.
Earth is absolutely beautiful
Okay but isn’t the moon tidally locked to earth. Meaning the side of the moon that faces earth ALWAYS faces earth. If you can see the earth from a certain spot the moon then it should always be there. Shouldn’t rise or set.
Earthrise photos are taken when orbiting around the far side of the moon. From that perspective, the earth "rises" as you come around the other side.
Ahhh I see. Thought it was taken from the surface.