                        Astronomy Picture of the Day

    Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our
      fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation
                    written by a professional astronomer.

                              2022 February 27

                   Earthrise 1: Historic Image Remastered
   Image Credit: NASA, Apollo 8 Crew, Bill Anders; Processing and License:
                                 Jim Weigang

   Explanation: "Oh my God! Look at that picture over there! Here's the
   Earth coming up. Wow is that pretty!" Soon after that pronouncement, 50
   years ago today, one of the most famous images ever taken was snapped
   from the orbit of the Moon. Now known as "Earthrise", the iconic image
   shows the Earth rising above the limb of the Moon, as taken by the crew
   of Apollo 8. But the well-known Earthrise image was actually the second
   image taken of the Earth rising above the lunar limb -- it was just the
   first in color. With modern digital technology, however, the real first
   Earthrise image -- originally in black and white -- has now been
   remastered to have the combined resolution and color of the first three
   images. Behold! The featured image is a close-up of the picture that
   Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders was talking about. Thanks to modern
   technology and human ingenuity, now we can all see it. (Historical
   note: A different historic black & white image of the Earth setting
   behind the lunar limb was taken by the robotic Lunar Orbiter 1 two
   years earlier.)

                       Tomorrow's picture: moon holder
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