Apollo 8

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Last updated 2018-12-30

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Apollo 8 Onboard Videos

Apollo 8 - 16-mm magazine H

00:10 Earth during the turnaround manoeuvre, part of the Transposition, Docking and Extraction exercise. The footage shows one of the SLA panels tumbling after being jettisoned. 00:49 a series of short shots showing the S-IVB and Earth. 01:44 Pass from Korolev crater on the far side to Mount Marilyn in western Mare Fecunditatis. 02:52 Views through the sextant of landmark tracking exercises. This video is presented at 24 frames per second, regardless of the original shooting speed.

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Apollo 8 - 16-mm magazine I

00:31 Pass from Korolev crater on the far side to a crater south west of crater Keiss. 02:17 Half Moon as seen during the trans-Earth coast. 02:27 Earth in the final hours of approach. This video is presented at 24 frames per second, regardless of the original shooting speed.

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Apollo 8 - 16-mm magazine J

00:33 Pass from Korolev crater on the far side to western Mare Fecunditatis. 02:41 Terminator at Mount Marilyn in western Mare Fecunditatis. 02:48 Views through the sextant of landmark tracking exercises. This video is presented at 24 frames per second, regardless of the original shooting speed.

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Journal contributors Renénd Jonathan Cantin have produced an excellent video file of this movie which includes audio where available and has many of the major landmarks labelled. There are two versions; high resolution (34.6 MB) and low resolution (17.7 MB).

Apollo 8 - 16-mm magazine K

00:32 Terminator at Mount Marilyn in western Mare Fecunditatis. 02:24 Bill Anders and Jim Lovell in the spacecraft cabin. 03:45 Anders and the spacecraft's side hatch. 03:50 Shot of all three crewmen taken by Anders. At the end of the shot, he brings the camera onto his Apollo 8 patch. This video is presented at 24 frames per second, regardless of the original shooting speed.

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Apollo 8 - 16-mm magazine Q

00:25 Pass from Korolev crater on the far side to the Moon's eastern limb. 02:22 Earth. 02:23 Pass across the floor of Korolev crater beginning at the eastern section of its inner ring. 02:34 Window frame. This video is presented at 24 frames per second, regardless of the original shooting speed.

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Apollo 8 - 16-mm magazine R

00:32 Bill Anders' first caption, 'Apollo 8 Home Movies'. 00:47 Anders' misspelled second caption, 'Staring' and the names of the crew, with Jim Lovell's and Anders' names scored out. 00:54 Anders' third caption, 'Take 1'. 01:02 Anders' fourth caption, 'Inside Apollo 8'. 01:06 Frank Borman using the Minolta Spotmeter. 01:20 Lovell in the lower equipment bay (LEB). 01:58 Lovell working with a lithium hydroxide (LiOH) canister. 02:22 Anders spins a torch in front of Lovell. 02:40 Lovell handles a roll of tape then sends it to Anders. 03:02 Lovell working at the spacecraft's optics. 03:26 Lovell and Borman. Lovell is working on his headrest 03:39 Borman and Lovell in the cabin. Anders makes an appearance at the end. This video is presented at 24 frames per second, regardless of the original shooting speed.

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Apollo 8, TV Broadcast 4, 24 December 1968

The fourth TV broadcast from Apollo 8 including the crew's readings from Genesis, along with annotations. Video production by René and Jonathan Cantin.

Apollo 8 TV Broadcast 4. (172 MB)

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