2 vintage NASA photographs King Crater on Moon, taken by Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11

Description: PRINTS BOOKS PHOTOGRAPHS MANUSCRIPTS CURIOSITIES - ORIGINAL VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPHS - PRINTED BY NASA IN CIRCA 1974 ON 'THIS PAPER MANUFACTURED BY KODAK' WATERMARKED PAPER -Two rare oblique views of crater King on the lunar farside taken by Buzz Aldrin during the first orbit, Apollo 11, July 1969.A pair of vintage chromogenic prints on resin-coated Kodak paper, [NASA photo nos. AS11-36-5419 and AS11-36-5422], on 'THIS PAPER MANUFACTURED BY KODAK' watermarked stock, (taken in 1969 but printed mid-1970's), (NASA/North American Rockwell). Size: each 25.5 x 20.3 cm (10 x 8 in) [paper size, inc. margins].Very Good condition. Please ask if you require a more detailed condition report, and view gallery images closely.These two rare oblique views, taken by Buzz Aldrin during Apollo 11's translunar phase, show Crater King - located on the far side of the Moon (from Earth's perspective of course!). Albedo differences can be clearly made out in the images. The frames are from magazine 36/N, and were taken with the 80mm lens during Apollo 11's first orbit of the Moon in July 1969.These prints were made by NASA in the mid-1970s from the original 1969 negatives. They both have watermarks 'This paper manufactured by Kodak' on versos.King is a prominent lunar impact crater that can not be viewed directly from Earth. The crater was named after Arthur Scott King and Edward Skinner King in 1970. Prior to that, this crater was known as Crater 211. It forms a pair with Ibn Firnas, which is only slightly larger and is attached to the northeast rim of King. To the northwest is the crater Lobachevskiy, and Guyot is located an equal distance to the north-northwest.The original NASA database describes these images as: "Description: View of Moon, Crater 211, officially named King. Target of Opportunity 46 (TO 46), a Copernican type crater. This image was taken from the Command and Service Module (CSM) during the transluner phase of the Apollo 11 Mission. Original film magazine was labeled N. Film Type: S0-368 Color taken with an 80mm lens. Approximate photo scale 1:880,100. Principal Point Latitude was 5.5 North by Longitude 120.5 East. Sun angle is High. Approximate Tilt Minimum is 45 degrees, Maximum is 55 degrees. Tilt direction is North West (NW). Subject Terms: Apollo 11 Flight, Moon, Craters Categories: Lunar Observations Original: Film - 70MM CT Interior_Exterior: Exterior Ground_Orbit: On-orbit; 1967 – 1972". key words: <

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