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a16_rr_c_o_KPP (AS16-113-18340)

John Young lept/saluted twice and was photographed both times by Charlie Duke. This is the second, seldom published/seen photo of his iconic "jump salute(s)". He didn't get as high on this one and is slightly angled and pitched forward.

 

For analysis of both this, and the preceding photo - as only available at the ALSJ - I offer the following extract:

 

"Photos of John's jumping salutes and of Charlie's standing salute.

 

AS16-113-18339: [which is the preceding photo]

 

120:25:42 John Young jumps off the ground and salutes for this superb tourist picture. He is off the ground about 1.45 seconds which, in the lunar gravity field, means that he launched himself at a velocity of about 1.17 m/s and reached a maximum height of 0.42 m. Although the suit and backpack weigh as much as he does, his total weight is only about 65 pounds (30 kg) and, to get this height, he only had to bend his knees slightly and then push up with his legs. In the background, we can see the UV astronomy camera, the flag, the LM, the Rover with the TV camera watching John, and Stone Mountain. Journal Contributor Joe Cannaday notes that high-point of John's first jump was at a time close to 120:25:49 and the second was almost exactly three seconds later.

 

AS16-113-18339/40 Stereo Images:

 

These stereo images were created by Yuri Krasilnikov, who writes, "A bit of artistry was necessary to create credible stereo. In the left-right pair, Charlie captured John's first jump in 18339, which is on the right. In the original of 18340, we see that John isn't as far off the ground and is tilted to his left. In addition, there are footprints beneath him that he made when he landed after the first jump, a clear indication that John is closer to Charlie than he was in 18339. Creation of a credible anaglyph required removal of the image of John from 18340 and careful replacement with the image of John from 18339."

 

Yuri has also made a two-frame animation of John's jumps. John is more upright in 18339; and there are prominent footprints at his second launch point in 18340.

 

See, also, a red-blue anaglyph created by Erik van Meihgaarden, who writes, "John did two jumping salutes for Charlie, who took a picture each time John was near the top of his jump. Consequently, we are seeing not only from two slightly different view points but, also, when he was at slightly different places. The TV recordings of these jumps show that John was on the LM side of the flag. Combination of images from the two different jumps creates the impression that John is on Charlie's side of the flag. John also looks like he's jumped more than the half meter he actually achieved. In comparison, because the flag wasn't touched or moved between the two jumps, our stereoview of it is completely legitimate.

 

AS16-113-18340:

 

120:25:42 John's second jump lasts about 1.30 seconds and, consequently, his launch velocity is about 1.05 m/s and his maximum height is 0.34 m."

 

Better yet, visit the site:

 

www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a16/images16.html

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Uploaded on October 12, 2018