They had been flying over the unlit side, and it was Lovell who saw the first shafts of sunlight obliquely illuminating the lunar surface.
ðeɪ hɐdbɪn flˈaɪɪŋ ˌoʊvɚ ðɪ ʌnlˈɪt sˈaɪd, ænd ɪt wʌz lˈʌvɛl hˌuː sˈɔː ðə fˈɜːst ʃˈæfts ʌv sˈʌnlaɪt oʊblˈiːkli ɪlˈuːmᵻnˌeɪɾɪŋ ðə lˈuːnɚ sˈɜːfɪs.