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On Christmas Eve 1968, as Apollo 8 rounded the Moon, astronaut Bill Anders grabbed a camera and caught the Earth rising over the lunar horizon — a small blue world in black space. 'Earthrise' became one of the most influential photographs ever taken.

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The crew had been drilled to photograph the Moon, and the moment was unscripted: colour film was found in a hurry while the view slid past the windows. Anders later distilled the mission into one line — they had come all that way to explore the Moon, and what they really discovered was the Earth. The photograph is widely credited with energising the environmental movement; the first Earth Day followed sixteen months later.

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1968 Noel arifesinde, Apollo 8 Ay'ı dolanırken astronot Bill Anders bir fotoğraf makinesi kaptı ve Dünya'yı Ay ufkunun üzerinde yükselirken yakaladı — kara uzayda küçük, mavi bir yuva. 'Earthrise' gelmiş geçmiş en etkili fotoğraflardan biri oldu.
Dünya'nın doğuşu

Mürettebat Ay'ı fotoğraflamak üzere eğitilmişti ve o an senaryoda yoktu: Manzara pencerelerden kayıp giderken renkli film telaşla bulundu. Anders görevi sonradan tek cümleye indirdi — onca yolu Ay'ı keşfetmeye gitmişlerdi ve asıl keşfettikleri Dünya olmuştu. Fotoğrafın çevre hareketini ateşlediği yaygın kabul görür; ilk Dünya Günü on altı ay sonra kutlandı.

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