{"id":2934,"date":"2021-05-29T15:05:55","date_gmt":"2021-05-29T12:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.optimiced.com\/en\/?p=2934"},"modified":"2021-05-29T15:05:55","modified_gmt":"2021-05-29T12:05:55","slug":"the-moon-and-the-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.optimiced.com\/en\/2021\/05\/29\/the-moon-and-the-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"The Moon and the Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently I stumbled upon this interesting project — “Earth” (http:\/\/www.tobyord.com\/earth<\/a>).<\/p>\n

“Only 24 people have journeyed far enough to see the whole Earth against the black of space. The images they brought back changed our world.
\nHere is a selection of the most beautiful photographs of Earth \u2014 iconic images and unknown gems \u2014 digitally restored to their full glory.
\n— Toby Ord”<\/p>\n

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Apollo 8 \u2014 \u2018Earthrise’<\/p>\n

One of the most famous photographs of all time, it was taken by Bill Anders and is the first colour earthrise.
\nIt is displayed here it is in its original orientation, with North up. We can see night falling across Africa and clouds over Europe and the Americas.
\nBecause it was one of the first photographs of Earth in public circulation and highlighted its fragility by contrast with the barren lunar surface, Earthrise became an environmentalist icon.<\/p>\n

\u2018It was the most beautiful, heart-catching sight of my life, one that sent a torrent of nostalgia, of sheer homesickness, surging through me.\u2019
\n\u2014 Frank Borman, Apollo 8<\/p>\n

‘We came all this way to explore the moon, and the most important thing is that we discovered the earth.’
\n\u2014 Bill Anders, Apollo 8\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Visit the project’s page to see more stunning images of our home as viewed from the Moon 50 years ago!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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