NASA releases 8400 hi res Apollo photos

[Pesty]

http://boingboing.net/2015/10/02/nasa-just-release...



https://www.flickr.com/photos/projectapolloarchive...

[tuscaneer]

Pesty said:

http://boingboing.net/2015/10/02/nasa-just-release...



https://www.flickr.com/photos/projectapolloarchive...

fantastic photos!.....why only released now?

i'll tell you what i always find surprising.....that the earth from the moon (in my mind , at least, given the size difference) doesn't look bigger over the moon's horizon. the moon looks so close from here but given it's about a quarter of the size of the earth you'd expect when looking back at the earth it would be huge in the sky.

i suppose it has something to do with light refraction through the earth's atmosphere??

[jmorgan]

I understand the fellow that started this is shifting them to Flickr.
http://www.apolloarchive.com/apollo_gallery.html

Always been there, there is new stuff though.

[Hugo a Gogo]

tuscaneer said:

fantastic photos!.....why only released now?

i'll tell you what i always find surprising.....that the earth from the moon (in my mind , at least, given the size difference) doesn't look bigger over the moon's horizon. the moon looks so close from here but given it's about a quarter of the size of the earth you'd expect when looking back at the earth it would be huge in the sky.

i suppose it has something to do with light refraction through the earth's atmosphere??

the moon is pretty small in the sky, only zoomed in it looks big (and the cameras on the moon didn't have zoom as far as I know)

extend your arm fully in front of you, and you can still cover the moon easily with the tip of your thumb

[jmorgan]

tuscaneer said:

i suppose it has something to do with light refraction through the earth's atmosphere??

And lenses taking the shot etc etc.

[jmorgan]

Hugo a Gogo said:

the moon is pretty small in the sky, only zoomed in it looks big (and the cameras on the moon didn't have zoom as far as I know)

extend your arm fully in front of you, and you can still cover the moon easily with the tip of your thumb

As ever, the info is there....
https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/a11-hass.html

And the last
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/lunar/missions/apollo/apol...

You can work a bit out from that info.

And then there is this. For the hell of it. The press kits are interesting.
http://history.nasa.gov/alsj/frame.html

[Eric Mc]

ALL of the Apollo photographs have been available to see on the NASA website for well over a decade. NASA actually posted them up in the strict order they appear on each negative so even the poorly framed and out of focus shots (there were some) are included.

Obviously, as scanner technology gets better, it is possible to present these images on the internet in higher resolution than originally shown.

Regarding the relative sizes of the moon and earth as seen from a distance of 250,000 miles, of course, to the naked eye, the earth looks bigger to a person standing on the surface of the moon compared to the moon seen from the surface of the earth. The earth is also quite a lot brighter.

Obviously, when seen in a photograph, size can be deceptive due to all sorts of factors - the lens used on the camera, how much the image has been enlarged during processing or printing etc etc.

[Pesty]

tuscaneer said:

fantastic photos!.....why only released now?

i'll tell you what i always find surprising.....that the earth from the moon (in my mind , at least, given the size difference) doesn't look bigger over the moon's horizon. the moon looks so close from here but given it's about a quarter of the size of the earth you'd expect when looking back at the earth it would be huge in the sky.

i suppose it has something to do with light refraction through the earth's atmosphere??

No idea but you are right the pic are fantastic. I love the space vehicle ones.


No idea how to hot link from Flickr

Edited by Pesty on Monday 5th October 19:20

[jmorgan]

Pesty said:

No idea how to hot link from Flickr

easy peasy lemon squeezy.

Select the image.

Bottom right click this middle fella right arrow pointing thingy



Window pops open and select BB code and a smaller suitable size, copy the link and paste here. Like so, quote this to see what it is.
AS11-40-5862 by Project Apollo Archive, on Flickr

[Eric Mc]

You can see the wrinkles and crinkles on the very thin Lunar Module skin.

[jmorgan]

Yeah, but there is substance to the construction.

Well, a bit anyway
http://www.ehartwell.com/LM/SCATPictures.htm

Spot the film joke


Edit. You mean the gold stuff? Or the fabric over the air tight part? I know a worker dropped a screwdriver that went through the floor during construction (obviously...)

Edited by jmorgan on Tuesday 6th October 06:54

[threespires]

That's wonderful, thanks OP --

[Eric Mc]

I was referring to the Ascent Stage. I know that it bulged when pressurised - and had a pressurisation life of only five cycles.

[jmorgan]

Yeah, sorry, should have realised you would know but in my defence, not finished my first cup of coffee at the time....


Feeling the need to dig out some old tomes for the road again.

Wonder if any of the good ones have made it to audio books yet... shuffles off for a look see.

[jmorgan]

Just messing.
Original
AS16-121-19445 by Project Apollo Archive, on Flickr

Bit of messing around

[Blaster72]

Thanks Pesty, that's fantastic.

There are some amazing photos in that collection

AS12-50-7326 by Project Apollo Archive, on Flickr

[Mr_C]

Some (most..) of those are absolutely stunning.

[Halmyre]

jmorgan said:

Yeah, but there is substance to the construction.

Well, a bit anyway
http://www.ehartwell.com/LM/SCATPictures.htm

Spot the film joke


Edit. You mean the gold stuff? Or the fabric over the air tight part? I know a worker dropped a screwdriver that went through the floor during construction (obviously...)

Edited by jmorgan on Tuesday 6th October 06:54

OK, I give in, where's the film joke?

[Eric Mc]

Look at the little line drawings under each picture. One is slightly out of place

[Halmyre]

Gaah! How the feck did I miss that? Too busy looking for it in the photos, and looking for a 2001 reference. In fact, the relevant photo reminded me strongly of a 2001 EVA pod.