I found the answer - the image I was looking at is of an "EARTH-SETTING" not "EARTH-RISING", which means we are looking at the orbiter as it swings back under the moon and heads away from the earth. Well, I'm glad the pictures now look correct!
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I found the answer - the image I was looking at is of an "EARTH-SETTING" not "EARTH-RISING", which means we are looking at the orbiter as it swings back under the moon and heads away from the earth. Well, I'm glad the pictures now look correct!
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