Posted on Apr 29, 2021

APOD: 2021 April 29 - Apollo 17: The Crescent Earth

Maj William W. 'Bill' Price

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Good morning, Rallypoint. Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is titled "Apollo 17: The Crescent Earth." Apollo 17 was the last moon-landing mission flown by NASA. This picture was taken in December 1972 as the crew was returning from the Moon. In 2019, while thinking about his own travels to the Moon, Apollo 11 Command Module Pilot Mike Collins observed: "I more and more am attracted to my recollection, not of the moon, but of the Earth. Tiny, little Earth in its little black velvet background." We get a sense here of what he was talking about. Mike Collins passed away yesterday (age 90). Godspeed sir.

APOD: 2021 April 29 - Apollo 17: The Crescent Earth

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Belated thank you my friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for Thursday, April 29, 201 entitled "Apollo 17: The Crescent Earth."

Image: Apollo 17 - The Crescent Earth - Image Credit - Apollo 17, NASA; Restoration - Toby Ord

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"Explanation: Our fair planet sports a curved, sunlit crescent against the black backdrop of space in this stunning photograph. From the unfamiliar perspective, the Earth is small and, like a telescopic image of a distant planet, the entire horizon is completely within the field of view. Enjoyed by crews on board the International Space Station, only much closer views of the planet are possible from low Earth orbit. Orbiting the planet once every 90 minutes, a spectacle of clouds, oceans, and continents scrolls beneath them with the partial arc of the planet's edge in the distance. But this digitally restored image presents a view so far only achieved by 24 humans, Apollo astronauts who traveled to the Moon and back again between 1968 and 1972. The original photograph, AS17-152-23420, was taken by the homeward bound crew of Apollo 17, on December 17, 1972. For now it's the last picture of Earth from this planetary perspective taken by human hands."

Play on words Crescent Moon for Crescent Earth
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