tanaka@ee.ualberta.ca (Craig Tanaka) (02/09/91)
A friend and I are having an argument over the pictures of the first steps upon the Moon. I was wondering if someone could clarify whether or not it was taken by a remote camera or was restaged afterwards. (the video of Armstrong jumping off the ladder on the descent module down to the surface.) I am sure that questions such as this have been asked many times, and for that I apologize, but if someone could help me out, I would be very grateful. This is a friend's account - I would appreciate replies to userdanc@mts.ucs.ualberta.ca. Thanks. Dan
marty@puppsr.Princeton.EDU (Marty Ryba) (02/09/91)
In article <1991Feb9.064442.6737@ee.ualberta.ca>, tanaka@ee.ualberta.ca (Craig Tanaka) writes: |> |> A friend and I are having an argument over the pictures of the first steps |> upon the Moon. I was wondering if someone could clarify whether or not |> it was taken by a remote camera or was restaged afterwards. (the video of |> Armstrong jumping off the ladder on the descent module down to the surface.) |> I am sure that questions such as this have been asked many times, and for |> that I apologize, but if someone could help me out, I would be very |> grateful. Simple answer: the shot of an astronaut climbing down from the ladder as seen from about 30' from the lander was taken by Neil Armstrong and showed Buzz Aldrin stepping out. The 'one small step' video is the (less seen) shot from the lander hatch that mostly shows Armstrong's head. Since the later video is more photogenic, it is more often used and often has Armstrong's words juxtaposed on it, leading to the confusion. -- Marty Ryba | slave physics grad student Princeton University | They don't care if I exist, Pulsars Unlimited | let alone what my opinions are! marty@pulsar.princeton.edu | Asbestos gloves always on when reading mail
crad@polari.UUCP (Charles Radley) (02/10/91)
The TV on Apollo-11 was of course lve......live.... And on very othr Appollo. Movie footage and still were also taken and developed afterwards. After stepping on to the Moon the crew would detach the camera from the LEM and mount it on a tripod some distance from the LEM.
henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer) (02/10/91)
In article <1991Feb9.064442.6737@ee.ualberta.ca> tanaka@ee.ualberta.ca (Craig Tanaka) writes: >... I was wondering if someone could clarify whether or not >it was taken by a remote camera or was restaged afterwards. (the video of >Armstrong jumping off the ladder on the descent module down to the surface.) The low-resolution video, shot from a strange angle, where you need to concentrate to sort out what's going on, is live and for real the very first steps. Early in Armstrong's descent, he pulled on a cord to release the latch of the surface-equipment-bay door. The camera was fixed to the door so that it faced the ladder when the door flopped open. I can assure you that it wasn't restaged; half a billion people, including me, were watching and listening to it happen. If the video you're looking at is shot from a level camera and is clear and easy to follow, you're probably looking at Aldrin coming down or at a sequence from a later mission. (As a side note, if you're looking at a still photograph from Apollo 11 on the surface, the astronaut is 99.9% certain to be Aldrin, because Armstrong had the camera most of the time. I believe they've turned up one still which is, based on context, Armstrong.) (It took another mission or two before they figured out that it was a good idea to mark the spacesuits so you could tell the two astronauts apart easily.) -- "Read the OSI protocol specifications? | Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology I can't even *lift* them!" | henry@zoo.toronto.edu utzoo!henry
ardai@teda.UUCP (Mike Ardai) (02/11/91)
In article <1991Feb9.064442.6737@ee.ualberta.ca> tanaka@ee.ualberta.ca (Craig Tanaka) writes:
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-A friend and I are having an argument over the pictures of the first steps
-upon the Moon. I was wondering if someone could clarify whether or not
-it was taken by a remote camera or was restaged afterwards.
I thought it was mounted on one of the LEM's legs...
/mike
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