Dec
24

Earthrise

Posted by mike on December 24th, 2008

40 years ago today the world got a first hand look at how small our home is compared to the vastness of space.

Earthrise was taken by astronaut William Anders on board Apollo 8 as it circled the moon on Christmas Eve, 1968.

earthrise

Isn’t she beautiful?

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