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The shadowed edge (terminator) of the first quarter moon as captured on June 30, 2017 using a Celestron C6 telescope with a ZWO ASI174MM camera.
This area also includes the locations of the Apollo 11 and 16 moon landings (see image notes). The craters Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins are also visible in the large version of the image (named in honor of the Apollo 11 astronauts and located near to the landing site).
This month (July 2017) will mark the 48th anniversary of man's first step on the moon.
Image processing with AutoStakkert!, Registax, and Photoshop CC2017.
Best seen at full resolution and with a dark background (2048 x 1280 pixels, click on the image to see the larger size).
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i was 7 when three human beings, the crew of apollo 11, went to the moon. i remember being riveted to my television set... and my imagination soared.
the imagery of the time says more than i could ever write. we saw what determination, cooperation, ingenuity and the highest ethics can achieve. we aimed the lenses back to ourselves and saw our home from afar. our self-perception was forever changed.
now that i think about it, i can hardly believe the depth of the sense of wonder, enthusiasm and pride in our fellow humans that a child of 7 can have. little humans are sponges and they soak up the best and worst of what they see.
this telescope is great for children -- these days, with such great computer-aided imagery everywhere, it's important for them to look deep into the sky, to directly see saturn, jupiter and the moon. i think it will help them understand that these are real places, places we've visited, physically or remotely, places we can go to again and again.
since i was thinking about the moon landings, i decided to start with something easy. yesterday morning i woke up slightly early and went up to the roof to see the moonrise. i was impressed with the clarity -- don't forget it's a $15 'scope.
i haven't decided yet if it's safe enough to attach a dSLR to get a shot through it, but the morning was still blue and i got a few shots of the galileoscope itself as the sun began to rise over athens.
on the blog: toomanytribbles.blogspot.com/2009/07/my-galileoscope.html
Old school cut & paste (scissors & glue) collage created for the weekly themed blog:
The Kollage Kit
Theme: DISAPPEARANCE
Apollo 11 liftoff from launch tower camera.
Image credit: NASA
Learn more about the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) :
www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LRO/main/index.html
Learn more about the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS):
www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/LCROSS/main/index.html
Follow the "New Moon Missions" blog from NASA:
Cover’d all over with visible power and beauty!
Alternate light and day, and the teeming, spiritual darkness;
Unspeakable, high processions of sun and moon, and countless stars, above;
Below, the manifold grass and waters, animals, mountains, trees;
With inscrutable purpose—some hidden, prophetic intention;
Now, first, it seems, my thought begins to span thee.
....
Sail forth! steer for the deep waters only!
Reckless, O soul, exploring, I with thee, and thou with me;
For we are bound where mariner has not yet dared to go,
And we will risk the ship, ourselves and all.
O my brave soul!
O farther, farther sail!
O daring joy, but safe! Are they not all the seas of God?
O farther, farther, farther sail!
– Walt Whitman (1819-1892)
________
with warm regards to Samuel Jones
composer of The Seas of God
Photo of Apollo LM Eagle by CSM Columbia pilot Michael Collins
shared in celebration by Alton’s Images
Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin touched down on the moon on July 20th, 1969 while Michael Collins circled above. A momentous event in human history.
This was what drew me to Titusville and Space View Park, last night, July 16, 2019, the 50th anniversary of the #Apollo11 launch.
Meet the Apollo monument. According to the American Space Museum & Space Walk of Fame website, "the monument groundbreaking was held on July 16, 1999, at precisely 9:32 a.m., exactly 30 years after 'Lift Off' of Apollo XI."
So, this was where I decided I would capture the rise of the Full Moon, exactly 50 years (plus 11 hours) after "Lift Off" of Apollo XI.
I arrived a few minutes before moonrise, but I failed to account for how dense the trees were in the background, which meant I needed to wait until the Moon was higher in the sky. This is 35 minutes after moonrise and 40 minutes after sunset, and the monument isn't lit, which meant the scene was quite dark. Solution: My rarely used speedlight. But, there were also powerlines and tree branches in the way, so really didn't like anything I was getting.
After a 24-hour cooling off period (I was rather frustrated with the scene last night; the gazillion mosquitoes weren't helping my mood, either) I revisited the images and found this one. The monument isn't in focus (I had to shoot closer than I intended), and the Moon is partially obscured (by a tree and aforementioned monument), but here it is.
Aside from the mosquitos, it was a pretty terrific being there, and I was able to hang around to catch the ISS flying overhead a few minutes later.
TL;DR: #Apollo50!
Ektachrome EF SO168 color film on a 2.7-mil Estar polyester base taken with a 60mm lens
tothemoon.ser.asu.edu/gallery/Apollo/11/Hasselblad%20500E...
I never realized this was mounted aboard the International Space Station. How cool!
A moon rock brought to Earth by Apollo 11, humans' first landing on the moon in July 1969, is shown as it floats aboard the International Space Station. Part of Earth can be seen through the window. The 3.6 billion year-old lunar sample was flown to the station aboard Space Shuttle mission STS-119 in April 2009 in honor of the July 2009 40th anniversary of the historic first moon landing. The rock, lunar sample 10072, was flown to the station to serve as a symbol of the nation's resolve to continue the exploration of space. It will be returned on shuttle mission STS-128 to be publicly displayed.
Original link:
spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/crew-19/html/...
More about the Crew Earth Observation experiment aboard the International Space Station:
www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/science/experiments/CE...
More about space station science:
Apollo 11 approximate moon landing site
Apollo 11 ist der Name des ersten bemannten Fluges mit einer Mondlandung. Es war eine Raumfahrtmission im Rahmen des Apollo-Programms der US-amerikanischen Raumfahrtbehörde NASA. Die Mission verlief erfolgreich und erfüllte die 1961 von US-Präsident John F. Kennedy erteilte Aufgabe an die Nation, noch vor Ende des Jahrzehnts einen Menschen zum Mond und wieder sicher zurück zur Erde zu bringen.
Die drei Astronauten Neil Armstrong, Edwin „Buzz“ Aldrin und Michael Collins starteten am 16. Juli 1969 mit einer Saturn-V-Rakete von Launch Complex 39A des Kennedy Space Center in Florida und erreichten am 19. Juli eine Mondumlaufbahn. Während Collins im Kommandomodul des Raumschiffs Columbia zurückblieb, setzten Armstrong und Aldrin am nächsten Tag mit der Mondlandefähre Eagle auf dem Erdtrabanten auf. Wenige Stunden später betrat Armstrong als erster Mensch den Mond, kurz danach auch Aldrin. Nach einem knapp 22-stündigen Aufenthalt startete die Landefähre wieder von der Mondoberfläche und kehrte zum Mutterschiff zurück. Nach Rückkehr zur Erde wasserte die Columbia am 24. Juli rund 25 Kilometer vom Bergungsschiff USS Hornet entfernt im Pazifik. Mit Apollo 11 wurden auch das erste Mal Gesteinsproben von einem anderen Himmelskörper zur Erde geholt. Unbemannte Missionen waren zuvor gescheitert.
Bei der Fernsehübertragung der Mondlandung 1969 verfolgten weltweit rund 600 Millionen Menschen das Ereignis. (weiter unter de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11 )
A full-sized, 363-foot Saturn V rocket is projected onto the east face of the Washington Monument by the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum 50 years to the day after astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin launched on Apollo 11, the first mission to land astronauts on the Moon, Tuesday, July 16, 2019. On Friday, July 19, and Saturday, July 20, a special 17-minute show, “Apollo 50: Go for the Moon” will combine full-motion projection-mapping artwork on the monument and archival footage to recreate the launch of Apollo 11 and tell the story of the first moon landing. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
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This vignette of Katherine Johnson is part of "Women of NASA," a project on the LEGO Ideas contest celebrating five pioneering women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Johnson, a mathematician and space scientist, was a longtime NASA researcher who is best known for calculating and verifying trajectories for the Mercury and Apollo programs — including the Apollo 11 mission that first landed humans on the moon. She is a 2016 recipient of the U.S. Medal of Honor, the highest recognition given to American civilians.
If this project receives 10,000 votes, you could soon buy one at a LEGO store near you!
The full Women of NASA set includes four additional minifigures — of Sally Ride, Mae Jemison, Margaret Hamilton, and Nancy Grace Roman — plus vignettes including a microscale Hubble Space Telescope, space shuttle, and replica of a famous photo showing the code that got astronauts to the moon.
To see the full set and to vote, visit: ideas.lego.com/projects/147876. Thanks for your support!
“Enroute to the Moon, the Apollo 11 astronauts snapped this remarkable picture of the Earth at a distance of 180,000 km (112,000 miles). The bleak orange Sahara Desert, the Mediterranean Sea, Africa, Southern Europe, Asia Minor, and the Red Sea show clearly. The Congo, at the Earth’s equator, is buried under clouds.”
[Text on the back of the postcard.]
40 years ago today was the historic date of the Apollo 11 mission. A certain Mr Armstrong had the honour of being the first man on moon. After hopping around for a while he returned to his Lunar Module and was quite surprised when he found a sheep sitting on one of the landing pads.
It turned out that sheep had been flying to the moon for ages, but never made a big thing out of it. Mr Armstrong was a bit embarrassed about the whole thing, but the little sheep told him not to worry. He would keep the whole thing secret.
Mr Armstrong and his team at NASA were so relived that they promised every sheep that would visit NASA a free tour and ample cookie supply whenever they felt like it.
This is the reason while every time someone writes a report that the Moon Landing was a fake, the NASA people just smile… as long as people thought that, they would never hit on the truth… and that would be a bit more embarrassing for them :-)
Forty-five years ago today, the 363 foot tall Saturn V rocket launched the Apollo 11 mission from Kennedy Space Center. Astronauts on board were Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrine. Apollo 11 was the first lunar landing for the United States.
July 16, 1969 - Apollo 11
Buzz Aldrine too the first 'selfie' in space.
A photo from the celebration of the splashdown of Apollo 11 in Huntsville, Alabama on July 24, 1969. This photo shows Dr. Von Braun, director of Marshall Space Flight Center, being carried on the shoulders of city officials. MSFC worked with companies across the country to build the Saturn V rocket that took astronauts to the moon in 1969.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: MSFC-6900512
Date: July 24, 1969
On July 20 ( July 21 GMT ) 1969 the first man stepped on the moon.
40 years ago, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin captured the world's imagination when they stepped foot on the lunar surface.
Many "small steps" are needed today to save Earth, our Home... it´s up to all of Us!
"Aerial view at Pad A, Launch Complex 39, Kennedy Space Center, showing the 363 ft. tall Apollo 11 (Spacecraft 107/Lunar Module 5/Saturn 506) space vehicle on pad. This photograph was taken during Apollo 11 Countdown Demonstration Test (CDDT) activity. The Apollo 11 is scheduled as the first lunar landing mission. The crew will be Astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, command module pilot; and Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot.”
Disappointingly - although not surprisingly - the image associated with the photo identification number is wrong, and has been propagated across the web...literally.
I know, I do get it...in the big picture, this is trivial & no one gives or is going to give a rat's ass. I just happen to have the time and idle dedication/obsession to notice.
Back to what's truly important here - space flight history & the conscientious documentation and preservation of it be damned - this is a word-class ‘exemplar' of this photograph. 😉
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, left, welcomes Carol Armstrong, widow of Apollo 11 commander, Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11 astronauts Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin, right, to NASA Headquarters in Washington on Tuesday, July 22, 2014, during the 45th anniversary week of the Apollo 11 lunar landing. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
There is no way to tell, but this is the front panel of the Apollo 11 command module with the main entrance to the Air & Space museum reflected in it. You can see what the command module looks like on my picture from yesterday - it is this huge cone-shaped thing on the left.
National Air & Space Museum, Washington, DC
(July 24, 1969) President Richard M. Nixon and Dr. Thomas O. Paine, NASA Administrator, watch Apollo 11 astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin Jr., walk from the recovery helicopter to the Mobile Quarantine Facility aboard the U.S.S. Hornet. The President later congratulated the astronauts by microphone, speaking through a window of the quarantine trailer. During the eight-day space mission, Armstrong and Aldrin explored the Moon's surface and brought back rock samples for scientists to study. Collins piloted the command module in the lunar orbit during their 22-hour stay on the moon. The extravehicular activity lasted more than two hours.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: 108-KSC-69P-662
Date: July 24, 1969
"After Aldrin is aboard, Armstrong will hoist sample-filled "rock boxes" into cabin. That pack on Armstrong's back is his life-support backpack."
Although not signed, nor have I ever seen it before, I’m certain this is a Russell Arasmith work, which appears to have been part of a mission press kit, information packet, presentation, etc.
The other works in this series and the content at the following site pretty much confirms the identification:
A full-sized, 363-foot Saturn V rocket is projected onto the east face of the Washington Monument by the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum 50 years to the day after astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin launched on Apollo 11, the first mission to land astronauts on the Moon, Tuesday, July 16, 2019. On Friday, July 19, and Saturday, July 20, a special 17-minute show, “Apollo 50: Go for the Moon” will combine full-motion projection-mapping artwork on the monument and archival footage to recreate the launch of Apollo 11 and tell the story of the first moon landing. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
History Meeting House in Warsaw, 20th July. Exhibition of photos from NASA archives about Apollo program and landing on the moon.
Apollo 11 Hasselblad image from film magazine 40/S - EVA
This is an iconic image of Buzz Aldrin walking on the moon from the Apollo 11 mission.
The original photo was a little washed out looking, so this is my attempt at bringing out some more details. (see the previous photo to compare)
You can see more of NASA's photos from the Apollo missions here... www.flickr.com/photos/projectapolloarchive/albums
Now some photos of the Kennedy Space Center.
This is the original control center of the Apollo 11 mission. Well, from the archive footage, there was more control desks and they were more spaced. I also think they've been modified a bit for the show.
Vintage viewfinder slides of the moon landing. Daniel was a big fan of the Apollo missions in 'The Astronot' (www.TheAstronot.com).
For the 50th anniversary of our first astronauts to land on the moon...the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum and NASA projected the Apollo 11 Rocket, launch, moon landing, first steps on the moon and the return to Earth...all on one side of the Washington Monument...spectacular.
Description (July 21, 2009) Apollo 11 astronauts, from left, Michael Collins, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stand during a recognition ceremony at the U.S House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology tribute to the Apollo 11 astronauts at the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, July 21, 2009, in Washington. The committee presented the three Apollo 11 astronauts with a framed copy of House Resolution 607 honoring their achievement, and announced passage of legislation awarding them and John Glenn the Congressional Gold Medal.
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Image Number: 200907210014HQ
Date: July 21, 2009
“APOLLO 11 ON MOON - - Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot, is photographed during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity (EVA) on the Moon. He has just deployed the Early Apollo Scientific Experiments Package (EASEP). Good view of deployed equipment. In the foreground is the Passive Seismic Experiments Package (PSEP); beyond it is the Laser Ranging Retro-Reflector (LR-3); in the center background is the U. S. flag; in the left background is the black and white lunar surface television camera; in the right center foreground is the 35mm stereo close-up camera; in the far right background is the Lunar Module. Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander, took this picture with a 70mm lunar surface camera.”
What look like scratches in the sky are photographic emulsion imperfections.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3KEhWTnWvE
Credit: YouTube/Ahmad F Elyan
Slight differences, primarily the omission of reference to the Apollo Lunar Surface Closeup Camera (ALSCC), in the NASA online version:
“Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., lunar module pilot, is photographed during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity (EVA) on the moon. He has just deployed the Early Apollo Scientific Experiments Package (EASEP). This is a good view of the deployed equipment. In the foreground is the Passive Seismic Experiment Package (PSEP); beyond it is the Laser Ranging Retro-Reflector (LR-3); in the center background is the United States flag; in the left background is the black and white lunar surface television camera; in the far right background is the Lunar Module (LM). Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, commander, took this picture with a 70mm lunar surface camera. While astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin descended in the Lunar Module (LM) "Eagle" to explore the Sea of Tranquility region of the moon, astronaut Michael Collins, command module pilot, remained with the Command and Service Modules (CSM) "Columbia" in lunar orbit.”
At:
spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/apollo/apollo11/html/...
And, of course, per the ALSJ:
“Neil took this picture at about 111:06:34. Buzz has now deployed both the east and west solar panels on the seismometer. He is looking toward the LM, perhaps to get a reference for his alignment. A labelled drawing of the PSEP
www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/a11PSEP_NASM.jpg
includes dimensions provided by Allan Needell of the National Air and Space Museum.”
At:
Near to the center of this photograph is the Apollo 11 landing site where man first set foot on the surface of the moon in July 1969. This photo also captured the craters Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins which were named in honor of the three Apollo 11 crew members (Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins).
Slightly below and between the craters Aldrin and Collins is a small group of three craters that form a near right triangle and the topmost of these three craters is officially named Sabine C (although an effort has been made to name this crater after the late broadcast journalist Walter Cronkite). The rightmost crater in this small group is informally known as the "Cat's Paw." Among the lunar craters that are able to be seen with medium-sized amateur telescopes, the "Cat's Paw" is the closest to the Apollo 11 landing site (which is only about 7km to the east -- right -- of the "Paw").
Photographed on the evening of April 13, 2016 using a 5 inch aperture refracting telescope (e.f.l. 990mm, f/7.8) and a ZWO ASI178MM-Cool camera (using a stack of the best 40% of 1000 frames). Image processing done with Autostakkert!, Registax, and Photoshop CC2015.
On the lower left is an annotated 2X enlargement of this same area, which is also outlined in black at the center of the main field.
This image is best viewed at full size and against a dark background (press the "L" key to enter the Flickr light box).
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Footprints on the moon, after the first lunar visit.
Image credit: NASA
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I’m following the Apollo 11 moon landing via orbiter space flight simulator. In combination with this fantastic live YouTube. youtu.be/vvQpaSKJaZA AdobeShape, Prisma, Glaze, ArtStudio / iPhone
July 24, 1969: Apollo 11 crew and a Navy diver await pickup after splashdown.
Image credit: NASA
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