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The Story Behind Earthrise: Bill Anders' Unplanned Shot

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The Story Behind Earthrise: Bill Anders' Unplanned Shot
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Fstoppers revisits the 1968 Earthrise photograph, Bill Anders had roughly a minute to grab colour film and shoot as Apollo 8 rolled the Earth into frame, with his commander telling him to stop.

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