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Lot #7526
Lunar Orbiter 2: Far Side of the Moon Vertical Wide-Angle Photograph

Ends On 4/17

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Estimate: $1000+

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Description

Original vintage semi-glossy 12.75 x 14.5 silver gelatin photograph of the moon's surface taken by Lunar Orbiter 2 in November 1966, showing a wide-angle vertical view of the pockmarked backside of the moon. Affixed to a 16 x 18 mount, with an affixed caption on the reverse, in part: "This vertical view of the backside of the moon recorded by Lunar Orbiter II was taken with the 80mm lens. The position of the Orbiter was 176° east at about 900 miles above the moon's surface near the equator. The Orbiter was in its ninth orbit. A large portion of this photograph overlaps another photograph (Number 11) taken on the tenth orbit…Sire S-3. Frame 33. KI 2120." Also annotated on the reverse in felt tip, "Elle, Kodak.".

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Space Exploration
  • Dates: March 24, 2025 - April 17, 2025
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