Apollo 11 at 5,000 ft. with U.S. Flag - KSC-69PC-0397
Apollo 11 is at an altitude of about 5,000 feet. A band of super-cold propellants seems to circle the rocket near its center. The effect is caused by the difference in temperature between the propellants and the atmosphere.
The American Flag heralds the flight of Apollo 11, man's first lunar landing mission.
This double exposure was made with a 1,000 mm lens.
The photograph was taken from Cape Kennedy, adjacent to Kennedy Space Center, where Apollo 11 lifted off from pad 39A at 9:32 a.m. EDT.
This image was imposed upon the image of the flag, filmed a day earlier.
