Apollo 11: Earth, Moon, Spaceship
Image Credit: NASA, Apollo 11; Restoration – Toby Ord
Explanation: After the most famous voyage of modern times, it was time to go home. After proving that humanity has the ability to go beyond the confines of planet Earth, the first humans to walk on another world — Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin — flew the ascent stage of their Lunar Module back to meet Michael Collins in the moon-orbiting Command and Service Module. Pictured here on 1969 July 21 and recently digitally restored, the ascending spaceship was captured by Collins making its approach, with the Moon below, and Earth far in the distance. The smooth, dark area on the lunar surface is Mare Smythii located just below the equator on the extreme eastern edge of the Moon’s near side. It is said of this iconic image that every person but one was in front of the camera.
– NASA Remembers Michael Collins –
Tomorrow’s picture: another triple alignment
阿波罗11号：地球、月球与太空舱
影像提供: NASA, Apollo 11; Restoration – Toby Ord
说明: 在完成人类现代史上最著名的的旅程后，该回家了。在证明人类有能力摆脱地球的束缚之后，首批在地外世界漫步的人类─阿姆斯特朗和艾德林，搭乘登月舱的返回舱，回到绕月轨道上和留守指挥与服务舱的柯林斯会合。这幅摄于1969年7月21日、最近经过数位修复的影像，是柯林斯见到返回舱靠近指挥舱的情景，影像下方是月球，而远方则是地球。月表上的平滑黝黑区，是位在月表正面东缘、月球赤道下方的史密斯海。在这张标志性的影像里，除了摄影者之外，所有的人类都在相机前方。
– NASA纪念迈克尔·柯林斯 –
明日的图片: another triple alignment
