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APOLLO 14 AS 14 64-9133.jpgAS 14-64-9133 - A "Large Rock" near a..."Weird Rock"!109 visitenessun commento%01 %614 %2006
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ZZ-ZZ-ZZ-ZZ-APOLLO 14 AS 14-13-3b~0.jpgA very old - but ORIGINAL - Apollo frame: LM and possible Surface Anomaly (2)166 visiteCerchiatura Rossa di Dx: il LM
Cerchiatura Rossa di Sx: corpo reale ad elevatissima albedo%14 %616 %2006
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ZZ-ZZ-ZZ-APOLLO 14 AS 14-13-3b.jpgA very old - but ORIGINAL - Apollo frame: LM and possible Surface Anomaly (1)131 visiteUn esempio visibile e tangibile delle - purtroppo - orribili condizioni in cui versano molti frames NASA-Apollo Originali: i difetti (graffi e quant'altro) che costellano l'immagine sono davvero tanti e, a nostro parere, sono quasi tutti segni di una conservazione inadeguata del frame originale. Il corpuscolo luminoso che vedete sulla Dx, a ridosso dell'orizzonte, il LM; l'altro corpuscolo luminoso (ed apparentemente metallico) che invece si vede sulla Sx, a ridosso dell'orizzonte ma non esattamente sul filo dell'orizzonte, - a nostro parere - una possibile Anomala di Superficie. Comunque non dovrebbe essere un photo-artifact.
Ora portate il frame sino al full-size e poi giudicate Voi stessi!...%14 %608 %2006
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APOLLO 14 AS 14 67-9369.jpgAS 14-67-9369 - Cold Cathode Ion Gauge and Suprathermal Ion Detector Experiment89 visiteOriginal caption:"117:20:27 MT. This photo shows the Cold Cathode Ion Gauge (CCIG) and the Suprathermal Ion Detection Experiment (SIDE). The SIDE is the large box while the CCIG is the smaller instrument next to it. There is a great deal of dirt on the north face of the SIDE.
Because this face receives little direct sunlight, the dirt will have little effect on the internal temperature of the instrument.
Dirt on the East or West faces and on the top would increase the amount of sunlight that the instrument would absorb during the course of a Lunar Day and, therefore, would lead to a higher than optimal internal temperature".%14 %681 %2006
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APOLLO 14 AS 14 67-9371 HR.jpgAS 14-67-9371 - Suprathermal Ion Detector Experiment - HR70 visiteOriginal caption:"117:21:31 MT. Close-up of the Suprathermal Ion Detector Experiment (SIDE).
This is one of the few ALSEP documentation photos taken during all of Apollo that shows a "level bubble" with any clarity. It is a large bubble, being about half the diameter of the dome that contains it.
Note that there is some dirt on the top of the SIDE, although not covering a large percentage of the surface".%14 %678 %2006
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APOLLO 14 AS 14 66-9338 HR.jpgAS 14-66-9338 - Flag and tracks (HR)87 visiteEd Mitchell took this splendid picture after he and Shepard jettisoned the PLSSs in preparation for launch. Of particular interest are the tracks made by the crew and the MET during the traverse to the ALSEP deployment site and during the return to the LM. The ALSEP Central Station is about 180mt from the LM. Note the excursions the crew made around the rimless crater in the foreground and the large depression in the middle distance that they traversed in both directions. Without the visual clues provided by the tracks, the depression is not easy to pick out in this down-Sun photo. Note that the flag is now pointing on an azimuth of about 335 and undoubtedly moved from it prior pointing of about 120 as a result of the cabin depressurization done for the jettison. Journal Contributor Jim Scotti notes that we "can see the impact 'crater' and roll marks made by the PLSS farthest from the LM. It rolled on it's side and you can see a fair bit of detail in the hoses and straps on the righthand side of it".%14 %671 %2006
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APOLLO 14 AS 14 66-9305 HR.jpgAS 14-66-9305 - The LM and a bright reflection (2) (HR)93 visiteOriginal caption:"114:57:20 MT. Up-Sun from Al's 12 o'clock pan taken near the LM at the start of EVA-1. There is relatively little glare, perhaps because part of the LM shadow may be falling on Al's camera lens. Without the Sun glare, we can see some detail on the Cone-Crater ridge. Flag, S-Band antenna, ladder, the LRRR in the West footpad.
We can also see the MESA well enough to determine that, as per checklist, the MET has not been deployed and is still folded up on the MESA".%14 %663 %2006
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APOLLO 14 AS 14 66-9258 HR.jpgAS 14-66-9258 - Sliding's effect (HR)92 visiteOriginal caption:"114:53:38 MT. Al took this picture of the North footpad during his initial LM inspection. Note the pile of dirt pushed up by final spacecraft motions (the so-called "sliding").%14 %652 %2006
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APOLLO 14 AS 14 66-9254 HR-1.jpgAS 14-66-9254 - LM and "disturbed" soil104 visiteOriginal caption:"114:53:38 MT. Frame from Al's 4 o'clock pan. Right side and aft section of the LM, looking South. An excellent picture of the LM with many structural details are visible. The area under, and slightly behind the engine bell shows evidence of disturbed soil resulting from the Descent Engine exhaust.
Also visible in the crater next to the rear (-Z) footpad is the track made by the probe as it scraped across the surface.
The right (+Y) footpad has dug into the soft rim of a crater, causing the LM to slide slightly. Refer, also, to AS 14-66-9269, a view of the left (-Y) footpad to see more evidence of this northward slide".%14 %626 %2006
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APOLLO 14 AS 14 65-9202 HR-1.jpgAS 14-65-9202 - Lunar Surface (HR)102 visiteOriginal caption:"109:46:23 MT. Frame from a pre-EVA-1 LMP window pan. Turtle Rock is just a little to the right of center".
Scan courtesy NASA Johnson.
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APOLLO 14 AS 14 66-9230 HR.jpgAS 14-66-9230 - Lights from Cone Crater? (HR)115 visiteOriginal caption:"113:52:32 MT. Ed took this photo of Al out the right-hand, LMP window. Al is shading his eyes, probably looking up toward Cone Crater. Note the red stripe on the top of Al's helmet. This and similar stripes on his arms and legs help distinguish him from Ed, who has no stripes".
Nota: anche quando guardano in una direzione dell'orizzonte verso la quale c' il Sole, fenomeno raro - se non rarissimo... - che gli Astronauti si "schermino" gli occhi con la mano, cos come sta facendo Shepard in questo frame ed il motivo nel fatto che la visiera dell'elmetto spaziale di per s dotata di un rivestimento protettivo che abbatte radicalmente la luce del Sole - un Sole che, sulla Luna - ergo senza il filtro dell'atmosfera - "...shines more than 100 suns..." - parole dell'Astronauta Jack Schmitt - Apollo 17 ).
E' ovvio che possiamo sbagliarci e che la nostra solo una speculazione, ma la nostra impressione che Alan non stia schermandosi gli occhi come faremmo noi sulla Terra mentre guardiamo nella medesima direzione del Sole: Alan sta guardando qualcosa di particolare che nella direzione di Cone Crater e la cui piena visione gli ostacolata dai raggi del Sole.
Qualcosa che lo spinge a compiere un'azione che, sulla Luna, non naturale.
Che abbia intravisto la Blue Flare?%13 %531 %2006
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APOLLO 14 AS 14 64-9161.jpgAS 14-64-9161 - The sliding-down trench of Station "G"114 visiteOriginal caption:"134:36:42 MT. Second image in a stereopair Al took of the Station G trench. Every other trench that the Apollo Astronauts dug on the Moon held vertical walls. For some reason, this one would not, except near the left end".
Scan courtesy NASA Johnson.
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