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Topic: Photo of the week 195 (July 26, 2008)
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heng44
Member Posts: 3387
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 07-26-2008 12:07 AM
   
 A contemplative Neil Armstrong is seen in the Lunar Receiving Laboratory a few days after the Apollo 11 mission. Ed Hengeveld |
mikej
Member Posts: 481
From: Germantown, WI USA
Registered: Jan 2004
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posted 07-26-2008 04:20 AM
quote:
Originally posted by heng44:
A contemplative Neil Armstrong is seen in the Lunar Receiving Laboratory a few days after the Apollo 11 mission.
Almost looks like he's posing for a coin! (Compare to a US 10-cent piece.) |
Richard Glueck
Member Posts: 15
From: Winterport, Maine, USA
Registered: Sep 2007
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posted 07-26-2008 09:56 AM
Interesting shot. I wonder if he's contemplating on what paths his walk upon the moon will take him. He has just joined one elite fraternity and begun another. |
dss65
Member Posts: 1156
From: Sandpoint, ID, USA
Registered: Mar 2003
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posted 07-26-2008 08:36 PM
It IS an interesting shot. You can certainly see that a lot it going on in there, and you sure would like to know what it was, wouldn't you? (I would.) But, as we all know, Neil doesn't believe in sharing his feelings (and, somewhat less stringently so, his thoughts). That's certainly his right, but our loss. Thanks for the photo, Ed. It sure set off a lot of thoughts in THIS guy's head.------------------
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Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 07-27-2008 04:40 AM
not Armstrong's best photo  |
KSCartist
Member Posts: 2896
From: Titusville, FL USA
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted 07-27-2008 05:14 AM
As it was taken in the LRL, it could be anything from watching technicians open rock boxes, to reading an eye chart, to preparing to say "aahhhhh" for a medical exam. The shot allows us to imagine context because of the 39+ year history since it was taken. I'd love to see another shot from farther away that would also provide context. Thanks Ed for sharing. Tim |
Max Q
Member Posts: 399
From: Whyalla South Australia
Registered: Mar 2007
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posted 07-31-2008 04:52 AM
I would imagine the sense of anti climax would have been incredible. |
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