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Pictured here on 1969 July 21 and recently digitally restored, the ascending spaceship was captured by Collins making its approach, with the Moon below, and Earth far in the distance. The smooth, dark area on the lunar surface is Mare Smythii located just below the equator on the extreme eastern edge of the Moon's near side. It is said of this iconic image that every person but one was in front of the camera.
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AS11-44-6642 (21 July 1969) --- The Apollo 11 Lunar Module ascent stage, with astronauts Neil A. Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. aboard, is photographed from the Command and Service Modules (CSM) during rendezvous in lunar orbit. The Lunar Module (LM) was making its docking approach to the CSM. Astronaut Michael Collins remained with the CSM in lunar orbit while the other two crewmen explored the lunar surface. The large, dark-colored area in the background is Smyth's Sea, centered at 85 degrees east longitude and 2 degrees south latitude on the lunar surface (nearside). This view looks west. The Earth rises above the lunar horizon.
RidelasTyren on February 12nd, 2025 at 12:46 UTC »
He's the only person not in the picture.
Dragonstaff on February 12nd, 2025 at 12:46 UTC »
Almost all. He missed one.
Spartan2470 on February 12nd, 2025 at 13:25 UTC »
Here is a higher-quality, less-cropped, and non-mirrored version of this image. Here is the source. Per there:
Here is the non-digitally restored version. Here is the source.