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APOLLO 11 SEQUENCE PHOTOGRAPHY Collection of 4 16mm reels, each 7 inch diameter, image 1
APOLLO 11 SEQUENCE PHOTOGRAPHY Collection of 4 16mm reels, each 7 inch diameter, image 2
APOLLO 11 SEQUENCE PHOTOGRAPHY Collection of 4 16mm reels, each 7 inch diameter, image 3
Lot 188

APOLLO 11 SEQUENCE PHOTOGRAPHY
Collection of 4 16mm reels, each 7 inch diameter,

20 July 2016, 13:00 EDT
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APOLLO 11 SEQUENCE PHOTOGRAPHY

Collection of 4 16mm reels, each 7 inch diameter, reels labeled as containing magazines A through L; accompanied by Apollo 11 Photography: 70-mm, 16-mm, and 35-mm Frame Index. Houston: National Space Science Data Center, February 1970. NSSDC 70-02; Data Users' Note: Apollo 11 Lunar Photography. Greenbelt, MD.: National Space Science Data Center, April 1970. NSSDC 69-059A-01; and Apollo Mission 11 Photography Indexes. [No place]: Department of Defense, October 1969. Reels appear to be in excellent condition, publications with some light wear, but also excellent.

"Apollo 11 represented man's first opportunity to directly observe scientific phenomena on the lunar surface. Both the surface and orbital photography of the mission served not only to document man's first lunar landing and the extravehicular activities of the astronauts, but also to identify scientific areas and experiments for study in future missions.
The photographic equipment and materials carried by Apollo 11 were designed specifically: (1) to photograph 'targets of opportunity,' i.e., scientifically interesting sites, and potential Apollo landing sites as time and circumstances permitted; (2) to obtain photographs of the lunar landing module and lunar surface activities after LM landing; (3) to obtain vertical and oblique stereo strips of nearside and farside regions of scientific interest; (4) to record mission operational activities; and (5) to obtain documentation for subsequent landing crew training purposes" (from "Photographic Objectives" in NSSDC 69-059A-01).
The above reels include the lunar material gathered by the 16mm Maurer Data Acquisition cameras. According to the index, the above reels contain scenes of the Earth and space; IVA with Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins; sequence of LM undocking from CSM; sequence of CSM tracking LM to maneuver for docking; lunar surface; LM during ascent; LM landing on lunar surface; EVA with Armstrong; and the EVA flag sequence.

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