# The BBC on the Earthrise photo

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bbc-on-the-earthrise-photo/825992>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 12, 2018, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bbc-on-the-earthrise-photo/825992 "2018-12-12T14:33:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2018, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bbc-on-the-earthrise-photo/825992/1 "2018-12-12T14:33:16Z")

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> **['It was the only colourful thing in the Universe'](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/stories-46514930)**
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> Frank Borman was the Commander of the Apollo 8 mission to the Moon. The astronauts took an iconic photo of the Earth rising above the lunar surface.

Original footage plus an interview - well worth the 4 minutes of your time.

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**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2018, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bbc-on-the-earthrise-photo/825992/2 "2018-12-12T15:01:22Z")

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Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed the video and interview.

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2018, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bbc-on-the-earthrise-photo/825992/3 "2018-12-12T21:43:23Z")

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I remember when that happened. Thanks for sharing.

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**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2018, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bbc-on-the-earthrise-photo/825992/4 "2018-12-12T21:52:07Z")

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Beautiful.

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**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2018, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bbc-on-the-earthrise-photo/825992/5 "2018-12-13T00:57:49Z")

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Fake news!

😉

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2018, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bbc-on-the-earthrise-photo/825992/6 "2018-12-13T14:14:41Z")

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Is that you, Steph?

The National Cathedral marks the Apollo 8 mission, and how it changed our view of the Earth and our common humanity: [‘In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth, and the earth was without form and void’ – Episcopal News Service](https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/2018/12/12/in-the-beginning-god-created-the-heaven-and-the-earth-and-the-earth-was-without-form-and-void/)