Earthrise from Apollo 8

 

Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the moon, entered lunar orbit on Christmas Eve, 24 December 1968. That evening, the astronauts-Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot Jim Lovell, and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders held a live broadcast from lunar orbit, in which they showed pictures of the Earth and moon as seen from their spacecraft. Said Lovell, "The vast loneliness is awe-inspiring and it makes you realize just what you have back there on Earth." They ended the broadcast with the crew taking turns reading from the book of Genesis.

While working on this painting, I visualize myself standing on the Moon, gazing upon the rising Earth and thought to myself; everyone that I ever knew, all the people that I love, the leaders, every famous figures, celebrities, good people, bad people, all the living beings are at the tip of my paintbrush. This painting gave me a whole new perspective about our existence, on that pale blue dot.

Earthrise

Acrylic on Canvas

By Syahirah Stargazer

Image credit to @nasa