The story behind the Earthrise photograph

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Here's Phil Plait (the Bad Astronomer) talks about that famous photograph of earth rising against the background of the moon, which was taken by Apollo 8 astronauts:
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/12/20/earthrise_recreating_an_iconic_moment_in_space_history.html

NASA put together a video regarding what happened when they were in position & saw the Earth. They hadn't planned it, they were doing something else, and the earth came into view. They didn't even have color film in the camera - had to get it in there quickly.