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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                 2022 February 27   
      
                      Earthrise 1: Historic Image Remastered   
      Image Credit: NASA, Apollo 8 Crew, Bill Anders; Processing and License:   
                                    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, 50   
      years ago today, one of the most famous images ever taken was snapped   
      from the orbit of the Moon. Now known as "Earthrise", the iconic image   
      shows the Earth rising above the limb of the Moon, as taken by the crew   
      of Apollo 8. But the well-known Earthrise image was actually the second   
      image taken of the Earth rising 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 to have the combined resolution and color of the first three   
      images. Behold! The featured image is a close-up of the picture that   
      Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders was talking about. Thanks to modern   
      technology and human ingenuity, now we can all see it. (Historical   
      note: A different historic black & white image of the Earth setting   
      behind the lunar limb was taken by the robotic Lunar Orbiter 1 two   
      years earlier.)   
      
                          Tomorrow's picture: moon holder   
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