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JasonIUP
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posted 03-28-2017 07:46 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for JasonIUP   Click Here to Email JasonIUP     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
There were several Earthrise images taken by Apollo 8. As for the "classic" image, what time was it taken, either Central Standard Times (CST) or Mission Elapsed Time (MET)?

Robert Pearlman
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posted 03-28-2017 09:04 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
According to the Apollo 8 Flight Journal, Bill Anders first spots the Earth rising over the moon's horizon at a mission elapsed time of 075:47:30.
Oh, my God! Look at that picture over there! Here's the Earth coming up. Wow, is that pretty!

TLIGuy
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posted 03-28-2017 09:16 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for TLIGuy   Click Here to Email TLIGuy     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I did research on this topic to determine the exact time the iconic Earthrise image was taken and used the Apollo 8 LRO video verified against the Apollo 8 Flight Journal.

Robert is correct. Anders first spots the Earthrise at 075:47:30. After a few black and white images are taken the iconic color Earthrise image was taken at 075:48:39 MET. (Credit: NASA Goddard LRO)

JasonIUP
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posted 03-28-2017 12:32 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for JasonIUP   Click Here to Email JasonIUP     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thank you both! That's exactly the information I wanted.

All times are CT (US)

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