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  2. Earthrise - Wikipedia

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    Earthrise, taken on December 24, 1968, by Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders. Earthrise is a photograph of Earth and part of the Moon's surface that was taken from lunar orbit by astronaut William Anders on December 24, 1968, during the Apollo 8 mission.

  3. History of photography - Wikipedia

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    View from the Window at Le Gras 1826 or 1827, believed to be the earliest surviving camera photograph. [1] Original (left) and colorized reoriented enhancement (right).. The history of photography began with the discovery of two critical principles: The first is camera obscura image projection; the second is the discovery that some substances are visibly altered by exposure to light. [2]

  4. The Blue Marble - Wikipedia

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    The Blue Marble is a photograph of Earth taken on December 7, 1972, by either Ron Evans or Harrison Schmitt aboard the Apollo 17 spacecraft on its way to the Moon.Viewed from around 29,400 km (18,300 mi) from Earth's surface, [1] a cropped and rotated version has become one of the most reproduced images in history.

  5. File:The Earth seen from Apollo 17.jpg - Wikipedia

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    This is a featured picture on Wikimedia Commons (Featured pictures) and is considered one of the finest images. See its nomination here . This image has been assessed under the valued image criteria and is considered the most valued image on Commons within the scope Earth from space .

  6. Timeline of first images of Earth from space - Wikipedia

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    This photo was taken just before a second shot with the same perspective was taken, which became cropped and processed the widely used Blue Marble picture (AS17-148-22727). [51] [52] July–September 1973 Skylab 3: Early color image of an aurora by a human from space. [53] [54] [image needed] 1977 KH-11: First real-time satellite imagery. [55]

  7. Pale Blue Dot - Wikipedia

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    Pale Blue Dot is a photograph of Earth taken on February 14, 1990, by the Voyager 1 space probe from an unprecedented distance of approximately 6 billion kilometers (3.7 billion miles, 40.5 AU), as part of that day's Family Portrait series of images of the Solar System.

  8. File:Tartan Ribbon.jpg - Wikipedia

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    See its nomination here. This is a featured picture on the Spanish language Wikipedia (Recursos destacados) and is considered one of the finest images. See its nomination here. This is a featured picture on the Persian language Wikipedia (نگاره‌های برگزیده) and is considered one of the finest images. See its nomination here.

  9. The Roaring Lion - Wikipedia

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    When the theft was discovered, it made headlines around the world. People sent in photos they had taken of The Roaring Lion in prior visits; these photos showed either the original or the fake and were able to be dated. By studying the photos, investigators were able to determine that the earliest photo of the fake was taken on January 6, 2022 ...