Astronomy Picture of the Day

                         Astronomy Picture of the Day

    Discover the cosmos! [1] Each day a different image or photograph of our
 fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a
                           professional astronomer.

                               2018 December 24
                                      [2]
                    Earthrise 1: Historic Image Remastered
 Image Credit: NASA [3] , Apollo 8 [4]  Crew, Bill Anders [5] ; Processing and
                          License [6] : Jim Weigang

Explanation: "Oh my God! Look at that picture over there! Here's the Earth
coming up. Wow is that pretty!" Soon after that pronouncement [7] , 50 years
ago today, one of the most famous images ever taken [8] was snapped from the
orbit of the Moon [9] . Now known as "Earthrise [10] ", the iconic image shows
the Earth rising above the limb of the Moon, as taken by the crew [11]  of
Apollo 8 [12] . But the well-known Earthrise [13]  image was actually the
second  image [14]  taken of the Earth rising [15]  above the lunar limb -- it
was just the first in color. With modern digital technology, however, the real
first Earthrise image -- originally in black and white -- has now been
remastered [16]  to have the combined resolution and color of the first [17]
three [18] images [19] . Behold! The featured image [20] is a close-up of the
picture that Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders [21]  was talking about [22] .
Thanks to modern technology and human ingenuity [23] , now we can all see it.
(Historical note: A different historic black & white image of the Earth
setting<a/> behind the lunar limb was taken [25]  by the robotic Lunar Orbiter
1 [26]  two years earlier.)

                      Tomorrow's picture: hubble wreath

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  [7] https://history.nasa.gov/afj/ap08fj/16day4_or...
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  [10] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthrise
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https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature...
who-took-legendary-earthrise-photo-apollo-8-180967505/
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https://www.universetoday.com/13804/
apollo-8-astronaut-bill-anders-reflects-on-earthrise-picture/
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