[APOLLO 8] THE FIRST IMAGE TAKEN BY HUMANS OF THE WHOLE EARTH. VINTAGE COLOR PHOTOGRAPH, 22 DECEMBER 1968.

[APOLLO 8]

THE FIRST IMAGE TAKEN BY HUMANS OF THE WHOLE EARTH. 22 DECEMBER 1968

Vintage chromogenic print, 10 by 7 1/2 inches, "A Kodak Paper" watermark on verso.

Take roughly three hours into flight by the Apollo 8 crew, this photo shows the Earth from a distance of about 30,000 KM. Although satellites had previously returned images of the full Earth from high orbit, this was the first look recorded by a human.