| Archive for db-astro.org Dalgety Bay Astronomy Club |
| pbholmes |
Apollo 11 Landing SiteFinally got my scope a bit better collimated, and we had a lovely moon earlier this evening.Here's a webcam shot taken at about 7.20pm. Tried using Registax, but I didn't really know what I was doing and just made the image blurrier, so I gave up on that and went through the frames one by one to find a "lucky" one. Left, above centre, are the overlapping craters Theophilus and Cyrillus. Just above the craters is the terminator. Mare Nectaris is below the craters, and Mare Tranquillitatis (where Apollo 11 landed) covers most of the upper right quarter of the picture. The Full Moon Atlas shows more features in the same region. 
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| seabay |
Am a real Apollo anorak, so really enjoyed this picture!
Did you know that NASA have lost the original Apollo 11 EVA footage?? Eek! 
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| pbholmes |
I'm sure the Capricorn One conspiracy crowd could have a field day with that.
I heard that aliens have visited earth in the past  , but they stopped because their funding was cut. Now, 22% of the aliens on their home planet don't believe they ever made it here.
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| seabay |
Apollo 11 Landing Site - etc!Just don't get me started on the conspiracy thing!!
Put it this way: I've seen England win the World Cup and I've seen man land on the moon. Which do I think is the more likely to have been faked? Go on - just ask me!! 
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| Solar B |
Emma i,m guessing the former ,  , i would think that we all know the truth about the moon missions , the fact that there are laser reflectors there , proves it beyond any doubt. brian.
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| pbholmes |
I think I'm more likely to walk on the moon myself than to see Scotland win the World Cup.
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| seabay |
Brian - what about posting a picture of the Moon Mission Miniquarium on the Forum, and suggesting that it proves the landings didn't take place?? Or is that just asking for trouble?!
And I'm getting way off the astronomy track here, Paul - but you might like to know that when I watched the 1966 World Cup, I was actually wearing my Scotland rosette, as a point of honour! I'm going to go away now and try and think of something sensible andastronomical to post! |
| Solar B |
Emma i think that i should point out to everyone about how passionate and knowledgeable you are on the apollo missions , i certainly dont know anyone else who knows as much as you.
It took me the best part of three years to convince an ex boss of mine that we did land on the moon , a long time but i did it , it took soo long because i do,nt have the knowledge that you posess on this topic . brian |
| seabay |
Brian -
You're very kind! It's probably fair to say that I know 90% more about Apollo than the proverbial dude in the street, but probably only 5% of what a true Apollo historian knows. I tend to specialise in trivia (I've been known to identify the Apollo 11 wives individually from a picture of the back of their heads!) - sad, but true! As for taking three years to convince a conspiracy theorist of the error of his ways - you're more dedicated than I am! I just tend to give up! My favourite rubbish "proof" is 'You can tell it's fake because you can't see any stars in the sky' . . . . save me! Emma (Second Order Space Anorak) |