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Topic: Photo of the week 246b (July 20, 2009)
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heng44
Member Posts: 3387
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 07-20-2009 12:05 AM
   
 Forty years ago today, Neil Armstrong became the first man on the moon. Twenty minutes later, after shooting a first panorama and taking a quick contingency sample, Armstrong photographed how his companion Buzz Aldrin joined him on the lunar surface. This mosaic was pieced together using actual Apollo 11 mission photos. Ed Hengeveld |
garymilgrom
Member Posts: 1966
From: Atlanta, GA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 07-20-2009 07:54 AM
What is the trash bag in the foreground? I do not recall that from similar images. |
albatron
Member Posts: 2732
From: Stuart, Florida
Registered: Jun 2000
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posted 07-20-2009 08:54 AM
Bart! There's your proof! It's the camera mans bag from the set up for the shoot!
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heng44
Member Posts: 3387
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 07-20-2009 10:24 AM
Gary, it is a jettison bag which contained empty food bags and other things that were no longer needed. The idea was to minimize takeoff weight of the LM ascent stage. During egress Armstrong dropped the bag to the surface and later pushed it under the descent stage to get it out of the way. |
andrewcli
Member Posts: 328
From: La Jolla, CA, USA
Registered: Jul 2007
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posted 07-20-2009 10:27 AM
Very nice job putting this together! Any chance of getting a higher res. image? |
ASCAN1984
Member Posts: 1049
From: County Down, Nothern Ireland
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 07-23-2011 02:51 AM
Fantastic photo. Thank you the time and effort put in. Well worth it |
GoesTo11
Member Posts: 1309
From: Denver, CO
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted 07-23-2011 06:01 AM
quote:
Originally posted by andrewcli:
Very nice job putting this together! Any chance of getting a higher res. image?
Seconded. Wallpaper-size image? Please?
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 07-23-2011 08:38 AM
Though not the exact composite, a similar one (also by Ed) in higher resolution can be found here. |
Apollo Redux
Member Posts: 346
From: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Registered: Sep 2006
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posted 07-23-2011 10:28 AM
Nice pictures. |
moorouge
Member Posts: 2454
From: U.K.
Registered: Jul 2009
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posted 07-23-2011 01:22 PM
Is it my aging eyes or has the LM got a decided tilt to the left? |
ASCAN1984
Member Posts: 1049
From: County Down, Nothern Ireland
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 07-24-2011 04:43 AM
quote:
Originally posted by moorouge:
Is it my aging eyes or has the LM got a decided tilt to the left?
No, no, your eyes are perfect. Got a tilt. |
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