'Firefly effect' view of the Saturn third stage after
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Firefly effect view of the Saturn third stage after separationApollo 8, 21-27 December 1968Vintage chromogenic print on fibre-based paper, 20.5 x 25.3 cm (8 x 10 in), [NASA AS8-16-2583], with A KODAK PAPER watermarks on the verso (NASA/North American Rockwell)FootnotesIllustrated: Chaikin, A Man on the Moon, p. 145After orbiting the Earth twice the spacecraft separated from the Saturn third stage and broke free of Earth's gravitation pull. The crew turned the spacecraft around and photographed the Saturn booster. Bright objects seen in the photograph are floating debris shed by the rocket. The Lunar Test Article is visible where the Lunar Module should be stowed (Apollo 8 didn't carry a Lunar Module).
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