NASA Releases Trove of Over 8,000 HD Photos from the Apollo Moon MissionsA few links:
QuoteDuring the course of the Apollo space program astronauts were charged with enduring unknown perils, conducting science experiments, piloting spacecraft, walking on the surface of the moon, and comprehending sights, sounds, and physical stresses never before experienced by humans. All the while, they were also asked to snap a couple thousands photographs of practically every moment with a modified Hasselblad camera.
http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2015/10/apollo-photos-hd/
QuoteNASA's Project Apollo Archive has released more than 8,400 high-resolution photos on Flickr.
For some of the Apollo missions to the moon, the image dump includes every single shot taken by astronauts. Starting with Apollo 8, astronauts came to the moon with modified Hasselblad cameras strapped to their chests, and they documented everything.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2015/10/05/thousands-of-high-res-photos-from-nasas-moon-landings-are-now-online/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/world/apollo-archive/
ETA:
Direct link to
Project Apollo Archive
http://www.apolloarchive.com/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/projectapolloarchive/albums/with/72157659052908231
The only new thing about that is Flicker, almost all those photos have been online for years on the Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth.
PS: for some reason the Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth only has one photo from Apollo 14.
Quote from: ArMaP on October 07, 2015, 11:51:52 PM
almost all those photos have been online for years on the Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth.
Here is the link to that Gateway
http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/
Are those all Hi Res?
QuotePS: for some reason the Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth only has one photo from Apollo 14.
Well, maybe then there is a little value after all.
Just trying to figure out why NASA would claim "for the first time".
Maybe its the Hi Res?
Quote from: burntheships on October 08, 2015, 02:54:47 AM
Here is the link to that Gateway
http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/
Are those all Hi Res?
Yes, I compared two Apollo 7 photos from the two sources (the Gateway and Flicker) and the photos were exactly the same.
QuoteWell, maybe then there is a little value after all.
Yes, and that's why I already started making a list of the differences. :)
QuoteJust trying to figure out why NASA would claim "for the first time".
Maybe its the Hi Res?
Did NASA claim that? The Flicker page (https://www.flickr.com/photos/projectapolloarchive/21751523890/in/album-72157659383580161/) says this is not a NASA page (and that one of the sources is the Gateway).
The Gateway has been around a long time but the average person doesn't know about it.. So I suppose from that point of view the Flickr release is "New"
Kinda like the color Clementine images were "New" when we released the USGS version. They were taken in 1994 but no one really saw them until USGS put them on Map-a-Planet and we got the scoop of the release :D
I bet it will stir up some new anomaly hunters :D
Thanks for posting it BST We need some new nudges :D