... This picture was taken in 1984 and records this first untethered spacewalk. ... Ultraviolet Earth . ... Here's a switch: the above picture is of the Earth taken from a lunar observatory! ... The first and only lunar astronomical observatory was deployed by the Apollo 16 crew in 1972. ... The fifth lunar landing mission out of six, Apollo 16 was famous for deploying and using an ultraviolet telescope as the first lunar observatory, and for collecting rocks and data on the mysterious lunar highlands. ...