Alfred Worden An extremely rare photograph of the Earth rising over the lunar horizon taken through the UV lens giving the illusion of a Double Earth, unpublished after the mission, Apollo 15, 26 July - 7 August 1971 Vintage gelatin silver print on fibre-based paper, 25.4 x 20.3 cm (10 x 8 in), BLACK NUMBERED NASA AS15-99-13442 (NASA Manned Spacecraft Center)Footnotes: This exceptional picture of a Double Earth rising over the lunar surface was taken by Alfred Worden from the Command Module Endeavour during its 24th revolution of the Moon from an altitude of about 120 km with a special UV transmitting 105-mm lens and a special filter mounted on the Hasselblad camera along with magazine N containing the UV sensitive film. The combination creates an unprecedented image of stunning abstract beauty. NASA released a variant of this photograph taken through another filter (NASA image AS15-99-13446).

Minor tear (restored) at top right of white margin.