2400張美國宇航局珍貴照片在線拍賣
Neil Armstrong on the Moon next to an American flag. Laika the dog sitting in a space capsule, shortly before becoming the first animal to orbit the Earth. Buzz Aldrin taking a selfie, our planet a blue curve behind him, in the first-ever self portrait produced in space.
尼爾·阿姆斯特朗在月球上與美國國旗的合影。第一隻繞地球飛行的太空狗萊卡發射前坐在太空艙中的照片。巴茲·奧爾德林以藍色地球弧線爲背景的史上第一張太空自拍照。These are just three of the 2,400 rare NASA photos now up for sale in an online auction hosted by the Christie's. The images capture "the golden age of space exploration," the auction house said in a press release.
這些只是佳士得主辦的在線拍賣會上展售的2400張美國宇航局罕見照片的其中三張。佳士得在新聞稿中指出，這套照片集涵蓋了“太空探索的黃金時期”。The collection of original photographs spans a number of historic missions, from the Mercury and Gemini spaceflight programs to the Apollo moon missions. Some of the images are now iconic, like the "Blue Marble" picture taken by the crew of the Apollo 17 -- the first fully illuminated photo of Earth taken by a human in space.
這套原始照片集囊括水星計劃、雙子星計劃以及阿波羅登月計劃等一系列歷史性任務，比如，阿波羅17號任務中，宇航員拍到的“藍色彈珠”照片，現在都極具代表性意義。“藍色彈珠”是宇航員首度拍到整個地球完全被照亮的照片。
Others, however, were not released by NASA at the time they were taken, and are new to the general public.
不過，其他照片被拍下時美國宇航局沒有發佈出來，所以公衆還是初次看到。The most expensive item on offer is the only photo showing Armstrong on the Moon, taken by Aldrin during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969. It's estimated to be worth between 30,000 pounds and 50,000 pounds, according to the auction house.
拍賣會上最昂貴的拍品是1969年阿波羅11號任務期間，宇航員奧爾德林拍下的唯一一張阿姆斯特朗在月球上的照片。據佳士得估計，這張照片價格應在3萬至5萬英鎊（約合人民幣26萬至44萬元）之間。
Other high-value images include "Blue Marble," which is estimated to sell for up to 25,000 pounds, and a photo of the first "Earthrise" seen by humans in space, dated 1968 and worth up to 30,000 pounds.
其他高價照片中，“藍色彈珠”估價高達2.5萬英鎊，人類上太空後首度目睹“地出”的1968年照片估價也高達3萬英鎊。The astronauts were instructed on how to take photos in space by NASA, alongside specialists from the likes of Kodak and National Geographic.
當時除美國宇航局外，柯達與國家地理等公司機構也都派出專家，指導宇航員如何在太空拍照。"Through their cameras, the astronauts-turned-artists were able to convey to mankind the beauty and profundity of their experience into space, forever changing the way we see ourselves and our place in the universe," said the release.
新聞稿稱：“變身藝術家的宇航員通過相機將他們在太空體驗到的美與深度傳達給人們，永遠改變了我們看待自己與我們在宇宙中地位的方式”。For decades, the unreleased photos were kept in the archives of the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, Texas, and could only be accessed by accredited researchers. The items, assembled over the course of 15 years by private collector Victor Martin-Malburet, have been exhibited in museums around the world including the Grand Palais in Paris and the Kunsthaus in Zurich.
幾十年來，這些未被公開的照片一直保存在得克薩斯州休斯敦載人航天中心檔案室，只限官方認可的研究人員才能觀看。這些照片由收藏家維克多·馬丁-馬爾雷特耗費15年的時間蒐羅，曾在世界各地博物館展出，包括巴黎大皇宮和蘇黎世美術館。The online sale, named "Voyage To Another World: The Victor Martin-Malburet Photograph Collection," runs through November 19.
這場名爲“前往另一個世界的航行：維克多·馬丁-馬爾雷特照片收藏集”的在線拍賣會將持續到11月19日。
