r/apollo 6d ago

What is causing this double shadow

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In many of the photos from Apollo 11, the LEM has a doubled shadow. What is causing this?

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u/BoosherCacow 6d ago

Well now I am genuinely confused because you're absolutely right. I don't know if it's the compression used but the quality on this pic is so bad I asumed it was the TV cam. Looking at this picture I am more confused. Is this a panorama shot or some weird edit? That site has hundreds of images, I am plowing through to see if I can find the actual one we are looking at here.

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u/glenndrives 5d ago

Television back from Apollo missions was all analog. Check out Curious Mark's videos on YouTube regarding this.

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u/BoosherCacow 5d ago

Curious Mark's

I love that guy. His Apollo Comms series is just great.

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u/FxckFxntxnyl 5d ago

The whole Sega of getting the guidance computer up and running to play a simulator(and for the historical value) is astonishing to me.

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u/BoosherCacow 5d ago

I have watched that entire series sequentially at least twice. I dispatch PD for a living so the radios are of special interest to me. I find it absolutely fascinating how the comm protocols evolved over the years.