The famous "Earthrise" shot taken during the Apollo 8 lunar orbit flight, Christmas 1968. | Saturn, the ringed planet, and its larger moons (with Dione in the foreground) as seen by the Voyager probes in 1980. |
A closer view of Saturn, showing its rings (with the Cassini division), the bright equatorial banding and two small moons. A rare "white spot" can be seen part-way to the pole. | The giant planet, Jupiter, with its Great Red Spot and a few of its moons (volcanic Io and icy Europa in the middle ground): Voyager, 1979. |
A golden "sunshade" comes to the aid of the over-heating Skylab, June 1973. | Home World! |