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[Apollo 16]
Collection of Color-Enhanced Chromogenic Prints of Ultraviolet Photographs, Primarily Taken by John Young on Apollo 16, 1972
Lot Closed
July 27, 03:17 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Collection of 9 NASA Color-Enhanced Images of Ultraviolet Photographs of the Earth and Other Astronomical Phenomena, taken between April 16-27, 1972.
9 Vintage NASA "red number" chromogenic prints (8 x 10 inches), and 1 non-numbered print (8⅝ x 8⅞ inches) all with "A Kodak Paper" watermark on verso except for S-74-15563 and S-74-15564 which have "This Paper Manufactured by Kodak" watermark on verso.
A collection of 10 color-enhanced chromogenic prints, the majority of which were originally taken by John Young with the ultraviolet camera during extravehicular activity (EVA) on the Apollo 16 mission. The images depict numerous astronomical phenomena, including the Large Magellanic Cloud and the geocorona, as well as several color-enhanced photographs of the Earth.