First-ever snap of the Earth and Moon in one frame - Earth.com

First-ever snap of the Earth and Moon in one frame

Nasa’s Voyager 1 – in flight more than seven million miles away from the Earth – took the first photo of its kind in September 1977. The image included the blue planet and its moon in a single frame. Experts had to adjust the picture so that both celestial bodies were visible, since the Earth is multiple times brighter than the Moon.

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