[APOLLO 11] LM EAGLE PHOTOGRAPHED FROM CM COLUMBIA. VINTAGE NASA "RED NUMBER" PHOTOGRAPH, 21 JULY 1969.

The Vintage NASA Photo Collection of Philip Kulpa

[APOLLO 11]

LM EAGLE PHOTOGRAPHED FROM CM COLUMBIA. 21 JULY 1969.

Vintage NASA “Red Number” chromogenic color photograph, 10 by 8 inches, “A Kodak Paper” watermark to verso. NASA image ID “NASA AS11-44-6642” printed in upper left margin in red; minor toning, tape to verso.

Apollo 11 LM Eagle's ascent stage, with Armstrong and Aldrin aboard, is photographed from CM Columbia during rendezvous in lunar orbit. The large, dark-colored area in the background is Smyth's Sea, and this view looks west, as Earth rises above the lunar horizon.