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Apollo-Era Photos Now Up at NASA's Flickr Account, In High-Res

Boing Boing reports that NASA has uploaded to its Flickr account 8400 photographs from the agency's Apollo days -- "just about every image captured by Apollo astronauts on lunar missions." The astronauts were shooting with some very nice cameras, and the results are worth seeing at 1800dpi.

93 comments

  1. Silly question but.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Were all the pictures taken by the astronauts? I would guess that an automated camera would have required too much film or manual reloading anyways.

    1. Re:Silly question but.... by 0123456 · · Score: 1

      There were automated cameras: for example, on the rockets to record behaviour for post-launch analysis, and. I believe, on the LEM to record the landing. But the ones I looked at from this set would all have been taken by astronauts.

    2. Re:Silly question but.... by PopeRatzo · · Score: 1

      Were all the pictures taken by the astronauts? I would guess that an automated camera would have required too much film or manual reloading anyways.

      No, they were taken by Stanley Kubrick.

      http://news.discovery.com/spac...

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  2. How about that by Tablizer · · Score: 3, Funny

    We get to see Neil's blurry thumb 2,000 times.

    1. Re:How about that by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      And what did you with your life what was so awesome?

    2. Re:How about that by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I learned how to spell.

    3. Re:How about that by KGIII · · Score: 1

      Umm... Unless I am missing something, it appears that they did not misspell anything. They failed to include a word but they didn't misspell anything that I can see. My spelling isn't that good but those are pretty simple words and I think I'm spelling them properly. So, if spelling is the greatest accomplishment you've done then...

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    4. Re:How about that by Macman408 · · Score: 0

      > "Just about every image..."

      Oh, so they haven't posted the ones where you can see the behind-the-scenes rigging of the TV studio they filmed the whole thing in? And they cut out the ones where the aliens are visible, too.

    5. Re: How about that by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I'm assuming the second "what" was supposed to be "that". However minor, there was still a misspelling.

    6. Re:How about that by Tablizer · · Score: 2

      And what did you with your life

      As my grandfather always said, if you can't beat 'em, and you can't join 'em, then joke about 'em.

    7. Re: How about that by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I'm assuming the second "what" was supposed to be "that". However minor, there was still a misspelling.

      Given that they left out the verb it was a pretty poor attempt at a non sentence. You didn't even notice that?

      But keep up with the "ass"umptions, and showing everyone else how superior you are with your perfect spelling, idiot.

    8. Re: How about that by KGIII · · Score: 1

      I get where you were going with it now. I suppose that would, indeed, be a misspelling.

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    9. Re:How about that by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I learned how to spell.

      But you are fine with modern mispellings such as "learned" instead of "learnt"?

    10. Re:How about that by FatdogHaiku · · Score: 1

      We get to see Neil's blurry thumb 2,000 times.

      One small jiggle for a man, one giant blur for humanity!
      Actually, some of the side shots of craters are a great example of shadows seemingly "going the wrong way" do to topology. And the curvature of the moon is so apparent on shots featuring a horizon, very nice. Thanks NASA.

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    11. Re:How about that by ihtoit · · Score: 3, Informative

      Actually, both are correct. "Learnt" is the outside-the-US variant spelling (ie, the Oxford spelling). "Learned" is the American (Webster) spelling.

      Citation, you don't have to take the word of an English teacher and the son of an English teacher.

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    12. Re:How about that by Dutch+Gun · · Score: 1

      I wouldn't mind a high quality picture of Buzz decking that moon-landing hoax dude who was harassing him.

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    13. Re:How about that by ihtoit · · Score: 1

      why don't you post them, if you're that certain they exist you must surely have a copy already?

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    14. Re:How about that by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Actually, both are correct. "Learnt" is the outside-the-US variant spelling (ie, the Oxford spelling). "Learned" is the American (Webster) spelling.

      Citation, you don't have to take the word of an English teacher and the son of an English teacher.

      Good God; you and your parent are both English teachers and yet don't understand the history of this tense??

      I don't even know where to start.

      But like the OP said, "learned" is a modern spelling and usage.

    15. Re:How about that by ihtoit · · Score: 1

      History is fuck all to do with the discussion. Current spellings are. Wind your neck in.

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    16. Re:How about that by dsmatthews9379 · · Score: 1

      That is not a thumb, it is a bum! https://www.flickr.com/photos/...

    17. Re:How about that by Mostly+a+lurker · · Score: 3, Informative

      The etymology of words is interesting, but has limited application in deciding correct modern forms and usage. As anyone who knows a little German would recognize, the word "learn" is Germanic in origin, explaining the original past tense of "learnt". The trend is towards using regular English endings in words with Germanic roots. Thus, "learned" has been an acceptable past tense of "learn" in all dialects of English for quite some time. Indeed, apart from in British English, the older form "learnt" has almost died out.

    18. Re:How about that by Tablizer · · Score: 1

      Go with the presidential form: "Lernified", or "Lernifaad" with a southern tinge.

    19. Re:How about that by drinkypoo · · Score: 1

      The trend is towards using regular English endings in words with Germanic roots.

      It makes good sense, too. English has so many rules specifically because it hasn't done that in the past, so we have words constructed with rules for latin, greek, german, english, etc., as you clearly know. It's infuriating.

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    20. Re:How about that by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Would you rather...

      Have a Texan in the White House, or a nigger?

      That's a touhgh one.

    21. Re:How about that by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      "That's a touhgh one."

      So is spelling it, apparently.

    22. Re:How about that by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Modern where? You realize that is American English, British English, and even variations for Australian and Indian English?

    23. Re:How about that by FatdogHaiku · · Score: 1

      or I could have said "due to topology"...

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    24. Re:How about that by Jack+Griffin · · Score: 1

      Thus, "learned" has been an acceptable past tense of "learn" in all dialects of English for quite some time. Indeed, apart from in British English, the older form "learnt" has almost died out.

      Says some guy on the Internet...

  3. FAKE! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    They are clearly fake. You can tell because they show the moon close up!

    Gotta go. I have to inspect the Grassy Knoll again for clues.

    1. Re:FAKE! by jblues · · Score: 1

      Well spotted! Here's what really happened.

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  4. Moon Selfie! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0
  5. Re: So many fakes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    They hate us and want us to die.

  6. Re: So many fakes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Republicans otherwise other people. That proves they want us to die.

  7. Re: So many fakes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Republicanism is what inspires them. They want everyone to die that isn't them.

  8. Re: So many fakes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    They asserted their male privilege.

  9. Re: So many fakes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    They have no social awareness.

  10. Re: So many fakes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    They need to. Heck their privilege.

  11. Re: So many fakes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    They are not PC which is why they need to die.

  12. Re: So many fakes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    When they draw dicks on their faces but are intolerant the. You know they are Republucans.

  13. why should I sign up for public domain pix. by Trax3001BBS · · Score: 2

    They have always been public domain, nothing has changed, don't need any fancy interface t show up 1000 photos of the surface.

    1. Re:why should I sign up for public domain pix. by ihtoit · · Score: 1

      I haven't seen these on the JPL Public Image Archive, they seem to be very selective about what goes up there. What I would like is list access to the images like I have with the PIA so I can add them to my video wall slideshow.

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    2. Re:why should I sign up for public domain pix. by ihtoit · · Score: 5, Informative

      asked then answered: the full resolution images are accesible in list view here arranged by mission and referenced by film cassette and frame number. Tidy. :)

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    3. Re:why should I sign up for public domain pix. by dinfinity · · Score: 1

      I'd like to add that the link in TFA should be replaced with the Album-based view, which is more informative and logically separated:
      https://www.flickr.com/photos/...

  14. Re:Moon say the cows by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    MOOOOON

  15. Re: So many fakes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Like the band Boston.

  16. Re: So many fakes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    They can't even see their privilege.

  17. Re: So many fakes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    That is the way of the Republicans.

  18. Re: So many fakes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    The Republicans want us to die. You should never vote for a Republican.

  19. Re: So many fakes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Just because they draw dicks doesn't make them bad.

  20. Re: So many fakes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    They were good but the Republicans suck.

  21. Re: So many fakes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Fuck them all to death is the way of their kind.

  22. Re: So many fakes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    They don't respect us for allowing their illegals.

  23. Re: So many fakes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    The Republicans hate so much.

  24. Re: So many fakes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Why don't you fuckwits go back to twitter.

  25. Re: So many fakes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    They are the shit heads of America.

  26. But... by EmeraldBot · · Score: 1

    I'll bet some people will still deny the existance of the Apollo mission. It's reaching the point where it's a great detector for either laziness in research or severe mental health issues, sadly...

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    1. Re:But... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Well, yeah, look, the shadows don't line up, so it was all made in a Hollywood basement!

    2. Re:But... by Jamu · · Score: 1

      And all NASA needed to do to convince them, would be to photoshop an alien into one of the photos.

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  27. Earthrise by Solandri · · Score: 2

    Interesting to see how many shots they took of the famous "Earthrise" photo. A dozen shots ruined by something in the foreground blurring parts of the picture, and the sequence with the Earth actually rising blown by not pointing the camera in the right direction. Now I feel better about my photography.

    1. Re:Earthrise by 0123456 · · Score: 1

      If I remember correctly, those photos weren't planned, they just saw the Earth rising outside the window and grabbed a camera.

    2. Re:Earthrise by rwa2 · · Score: 1

      Yeah, that was pretty amazing:
      http://www.npr.org/sections/th...

  28. Re: So many fakes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Whole Foods loves fraud.

  29. Actual proper Silly question but.... by camperdave · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Actual proper Silly question but.... The moon landing was 45 years ago. Why are these only being released now?

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    1. Re:Actual proper Silly question but.... by 50000BTU_barbecue · · Score: 4, Informative

      They've always been available; as printed books. I have NASA Gemini mission books that are nothing but plates.

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    2. Re:Actual proper Silly question but.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Actual proper Silly question but.... The moon landing was 45 years ago. Why are these only being released now?

      It took that long to finish Photoshopping out all the crystal domes and whatnot.

    3. Re:Actual proper Silly question but.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Insightful

      No, the proper question is why are they using fickr? who the fuck uses flickr?

    4. Re:Actual proper Silly question but.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      because it took NASA this long to photoshop out all the relfections of the studio lights

    5. Re:Actual proper Silly question but.... by Golden_Rider · · Score: 1

      Most of them have already been available for a couple years on the Apollo Lunar Surface Journal website: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/fr...

  30. Re: So many fakes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    They pay us the child labor wage we deserve.

  31. Re: So many fakes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Check their privilege. If they don't, they end up shopping at whole foods.

  32. Re:So many fakes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I don't understand why there were so many people at my local Whole Foods today protesting this. Are liberals really that anti-science?

  33. Re: So many fakes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    As the Bee Gees said, I'm nothing if not a good sustain.

  34. Proof the Moon Landing was Fake by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Photo 7215 seems to show the stage set from the Wizard of Oz in the background! Proof that the moon landing was fake!

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    Nah... Just messing with y'all.

  35. Can you see Mars to the right of Earth? by dsmatthews9379 · · Score: 1

    In this image (one of my favourites) , https://www.flickr.com/photos/... is that red dot Mars, off to the right of Earth?

    1. Re:Can you see Mars to the right of Earth? by wonkey_monkey · · Score: 2

      Unlikely, given that you can't see any stars, and it's not in any of the surrounding similar photos.

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  36. It's not just me by J-1000 · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's good to know I'm not the only one who has to take a million crappy photos before I get a good one.

  37. Sorry this is a scam! by thephydes · · Score: 2

    Everyone knows that the moon landing was a fake! This should be enough for all you doubters http://listverse.com/2012/12/2... Jesus Slashdot, post some real science for fuck sake Sad thing is the conspiracy theorists are alive and well ..... and breeding

    1. Re:Sorry this is a scam! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      We landed on the moon, but not in 1969.

    2. Re:Sorry this is a scam! by wonkey_monkey · · Score: 1

      Laughable. Even the headline of the article isn't convinced by its own content: "10 Reasons the Moon Landings Could Be a Hoax." Have some conviction!

      Their number 1 is even completely wrong. The backgrounds don't match exactly. Parallax is evident, proving that the shots were taken from different locations relative to the mountains.

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  38. Fuck you apple by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Goddamn web page doesn't work on ipad and iPad won't let me edit it URL

    FUCK YOU APPLE

    1. Re:Fuck you apple by Cochonou · · Score: 1

      You could also use one of the gazillion of apps that exist for flickr on iPad.

  39. They aren't fooling me by paiute · · Score: 1

    These are obviously shopped. I can tell from the pixels - it doesn't matter that they added more of them.

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  40. Photo date by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    When was it made? The EXIF has the 'upload to flickr' date.

  41. Re: So many fakes by The+Grim+Reefer · · Score: 1

    They are not PC which is why they need to die.

    Republicans are Mac?

  42. NOT NASA's flicker account by BradMajors · · Score: 1

    This is not NASA's flicker account. It is an individual reposting NASA's public domain photos.

  43. ihtoit "eats his words" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    See subject, this link & "read 'em & weep" ihtoit -> http://it.slashdot.org/comment...

    * :)

    I've also NEVER SAID "hosts cure all" - only that they do FAR MORE for FAR LESS RESOURCES CONSUMED than any other single "so-called 'solution'" (especially sold out to advertisers don't do their job fully by default anymore slower usermode browser addons).

    You?

    ALL YOU COULD DO WAS DOWNMOD THIS SAME POST MINUS DISPROVING ITS POINTS -> http://slashdot.org/comments.p...

    LMAO - YOU tried to "hide it" since it shuts you down easily.

    (Always a pleasure UTTERLY CRUSHING a no-mind "ne'er-do-well" do nothing forums troll like you, lol...)

    APK

    P.S.=> Man! Now, you just KNOW I'm going to just HAVE to say it now, don't you?

    Oh, but of COURSE you do, & per my "inimitiable style", here 'tis, as per my usual when destroying PUNY TROLLS such as yourself:

    THIS?

    This was just "too, Too, TOO EASY - just '2ez'" ... & it always is vs. technically inept morons like yourself inthoit... apk