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To: MNDude
Seen this?
Smart kid ask smart question, about moonlanding
4 posted on 07/27/2023 11:14:39 AM PDT by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: philman_36

Good video.

Q: How was the moon landing filmed to catch that first step by Neil Armstrong onto the surface of the moon if Buzz Aldrin was still in the spacecraft?

A: By a television camera mounted in an instrument bay to the left of the ladder. Armstrong opened the bay using a simple cord. The camera had 200 lines resolution at 10 frames per second, in black and white only, and built by Westinghouse for this occasion, and a marvel of miniaturisation for its time.

I wonder how the quality of those images stacks up to the ultra HD we have now?


20 posted on 07/28/2023 12:12:59 PM PDT by desertsolitaire ( )
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