Ronald Evans (American, 1933-1990)
Crescent Earth setting over the dark side of the Moon, Apollo 17, December 1972. NASA Goddard caption on the verso. Vintage chromogenic print on resin-coated GAF paper with 'GAF' watermark on the verso, image size 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (18.9 x 24.0 cm), unmatted.
Condition: Probable color shift, prominent spot in center above crescent, scattered dark spots that may be from spot toning.

N.B. As the Apollo 17 crew began their voyage home, they saw for the last time the view of the Earth that only Apollo made possible (Reynolds, p. 211). Here, a crescent Earth disappearing below the lunar horizon, with the dark edge of the Moon silhouetted, creates an illusion similar to the horns of a bull (NASA caption). 'For more than six days Earth has been our friend in the lunar skies. That fragile peace of blue with its ancient rafts of life will continue to be man's home as he journeys even further in the solar system,' said Harrison Schmitt (National Geographic, September 1973, p. 306). The NASA negative number is AS17-152-23279.
Estimate $400-600


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