An original 10×8 vintage photo from a very large collection of fascinating and rare original NASA press photographs that originated from a NASA employee in the photo lab or press office at the Lyndon B. A number of the images from this collection appear to be one of a kind or used internally only. This is an original print on Kodak paper. Photo Overview This vivid 8×10 false-color infrared photograph shows the entire San Francisco Bay Area, California, as captured from Earth orbit by the Skylab 2 crew in June 1973 with the Earth Resources Experiment Package (EREP). Clouds swirl over the Pacific at left while the Golden Gate, the cities of San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley, the Santa Cruz Mountains and snowy Sierra Nevada foothills stand out in magenta tones. The cream border carries the red NASA photo number “S12-03-118, ” and the front is boldly hand-signed “Charles Conrad, ” the Skylab 2 commander and Apollo 12 Moonwalker. Skylab was America’s first space station; its pioneering EREP imaged our planet in multispectral bands that opened new paths for environmental monitoring and urban planning. Charles “Pete” Conrad, already famous for his jaunty Whoopee! Step on the Moon in 1969, spent 28 days aboard Skylab setting endurance records and conducting 400 hrs of research-work that laid groundwork for today’s Earth-observing satellites. Own a piece of space-age history and a scarce Pete Conrad autograph-add it to your cart before another collector does! Text Present Front upper left: “NASA S12-03-118″ Front image area, left: autograph “Charles Conrad” Back header: “NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION HOUSTON, TEXAS 77058″ Back body: Date June 1974 LYNDON B. JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON, TEXAS SKYLAB 1/2 SREP INFRARED – An infrared photograph of the San Francisco Bay, California area, taken from the Skylab 1/2 astronauts in earth orbit… Among the cities visible is the photograph of San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, and Palo Alto extending eastward to show some of San Joaquin Valley. The Sierras are visible in the background. PHOTO CREDIT: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration Condition : In very good to excellent vintage condition. Photos in this archive have been well taken care of. Please see scans of the image we have provided for the most accurate and complete state of the photo.