NASA Photo ID: AS08-14-2383       File Name: 10074963.jpg

Film Type: 70mm cn                Date Taken: 12/22/68

Title: View of rising Earth about five degrees above the Lunar horizon

Description:

The rising Earth is about five degrees above the lunar horizon in this 
telephoto view taken from the Apollo 8 spacecraft near 110 degrees east 
longitude. The horizon, about 570 kilometers (250 statute miles) from the 
spacecraft, is near the eastern limb of the Moon as viewed from the Earth. 
On the earth, the sunset terminator crosses Africa. The south pole is in
the  white area near the left end of the terminator. North and South
America are  under the clouds. The lunar surface probably has less
pronounced color than indicated by this print.