when was the first picture of earth called earthrise taken
The colour photograph of Earthrise-taken by Apollo 8 astronaut, William A. Anders, December 24, 1968. Although the photograph is usually mounted with the moon below the earth, this is how Anders saw it. This photograph was taken during the Apollo 8 mission in December 1968, seven months before the first lunar landing.Apollo 8 was the mission which put humans into lunar orbit for the very first time.lthough the photograph is usually mounted with the moon below the earth, this is how Anders saw it. This photograph was taken during the Apollo 8 mission in December 1968, seven months before the first lunar landing. Apollo 8 was the mission which put humans into lunar orbit for the very first time.