The Beauty of Space: Vintage NASA Photos
Description:
Thomas Stafford (American, b. 1930),Eugene Cernan (American, 1934-2017),or John Young (American, b. 1930)
Four color studies of the Moon's surface from orbit, Apollo 10, May 1969. Vintage chromogenic prints on fiber-based Kodak paper with 'A Kodak Paper' watermark on the verso, image sizes to 7 5/8 x 8 in. (19.2 x 20.3 cm),unmatted.
Condition: Good.
N.B. Crater Censorinus in the Sea of Tranquility photographed with the 80mm telephoto lens; Crater Apollonius between the Foaming Sea and the Sea of Tranquility; Maskelyne G and Rima Maskelyne 1 in the Sea of Tranquility; and Crater Ritter in the Sea of Tranquility, photographed with the 250mm telephoto lens from Apollo 10 in lunar orbit. The NASA negative numbers are AS10-34-5120, AS10-34-5131, AS10-34-5153, and AS10-34-5160.
Estimate $600-800
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Keywords
Kodak, John Young, Eugene Cernan, Thomas Stafford, Rima MaskelyneRobin S.R. Starr
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