The Moon View, editorial, New York Times
"Last week, NASA released a newly restored image of a younger Earth. It was taken from Lunar Orbiter 1 in 1966, the first of several orbiters that helped gather data for the first moon landing in 1969. The photograph shows Earth just cresting the Moon’s curving horizon, the first picture of our planet framed by the surface of the Moon. When the photograph was published, in 1966, it looked like a newsprint version of a high-contrast snapshot from space, a stark scattering of whites and blacks. The data from the lunar orbiter was stored on old analog tape drives. Now, imaging experts at NASA have digitized those drives — mining data that could not be recovered when they were first made — and produced a high-resolution version of that historic photograph."
Comments (4)
Excellent Restored Moon-Earth Image - We're Favorably Impressed.
Dr. Dennis and Joanne Bogdan
Posted by Dr. Dennis Bogdan | November 19, 2008 8:49 AM
Posted on November 19, 2008 08:49
Is there a way to purchase a print of this photograph? My husband is studying space law and I think it would make a perfect holiday gift. Thank you!
Posted by HColby | November 19, 2008 10:19 AM
Posted on November 19, 2008 10:19
Super Duper!!!!!!!!
Posted by Michael W Biers | November 19, 2008 11:03 PM
Posted on November 19, 2008 23:03
Thanks for the kind comments. We are considering putting out something in this vein for the holidays.
Any proceeds would to toward further work on the lunar orbiter image sets.
Posted by Dennis Wingo | November 21, 2008 1:01 PM
Posted on November 21, 2008 13:01