How did the USA get video of a spacecraft lifting off of the moon?

[Rudy Gonzales]

It's obvious someone is handling the camera on the moon's
surface because it is panning upwards in a jerky motion
following the spacecraft.

So who got left behind? What happened to them?

[Carlos E. R.]

Post by Rudy Gonzales
It's obvious someone is handling the camera on the moon's
surface because it is panning upwards in a jerky motion
following the spacecraft.
So who got left behind? What happened to them?

ignorant.

[Gordon Freeman]

Post by Rudy Gonzales
It's obvious someone is handling the camera on the moon's
surface because it is panning upwards in a jerky motion
following the spacecraft.
So who got left behind? What happened to them?

There's always some schmuck on board - "Just stand over there and
film us as we take off..." Then they deny the guy was ever on board
in the first place. First men on the Moon ... Neil Armstrong, Buzz
Aldrin, Esteban Lopez ... Woah! - why does no-one ever mention
Lopez?

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Post by Rudy Gonzales
It's obvious someone is handling the camera on the moon's
surface because it is panning upwards in a jerky motion
following the spacecraft.
So who got left behind? What happened to them?

Hope they left him enough beer :-)

Anyway, the jerk was because the lander rose very
quickly and the change in angle was kinda beyond
what the pan mechanism could cope with.

THESE days they'd just present an 'AI' video sim,
kinda putting that in really small letters :-)

[chrisv]

Post by ***@ud0s4.net

Post by Rudy Gonzales
It's obvious someone is handling the camera on the moon's
surface because it is panning upwards in a jerky motion
following the spacecraft.
So who got left behind? What happened to them?

Hope they left him enough beer :-)
Anyway, the jerk was because the lander rose very
quickly and the change in angle was kinda beyond
what the pan mechanism could cope with.
THESE days they'd just present an 'AI' video sim,
kinda putting that in really small letters :-)

You can't fix stupid.

[[e-mail]]

Post by chrisv

Post by ***@ud0s4.net

Post by Rudy Gonzales
It's obvious someone is handling the camera on the moon's
surface because it is panning upwards in a jerky motion
following the spacecraft.
So who got left behind? What happened to them?

Hope they left him enough beer :-)
Anyway, the jerk was because the lander rose very
quickly and the change in angle was kinda beyond
what the pan mechanism could cope with.
THESE days they'd just present an 'AI' video sim,
kinda putting that in really small letters :-)

You can't fix stupid.

Well ... the XYZ camera mount was early-gen and the
little stepper motors and targeting methods were
only JUST so capable. As best I'm aware they just
kinda GUESSED at where the camera should point and
when and the little gears whirred as fast as they
could keep up with the program. Herkey-jerkey was
inevitable.

But the Vast Konspiracy people will grasp at
ANY straw. Gives their lives meaning, thinking
they're finding the Real Truth :-)

Remember when they had SO much fun with reflections
in the multi-layer helmet face-plates ? Were SURE
they saw a Hollywood studio in there ...

I actually SAW Apollo-11 take off from fairly close
range. They didn't fake anything THAT big - it was
the real deal. Sounded like the sky was tearing
apart ......

[Geoff]

  But the Vast Konspiracy people will grasp at
  ANY straw. Gives their lives meaning, thinking
  they're finding the Real Truth  :-)
  Remember when they had SO much fun with reflections
  in the multi-layer helmet face-plates ? Were SURE
  they saw a Hollywood studio in there ...
  I actually SAW Apollo-11 take off from fairly close
  range. They didn't fake anything THAT big - it was
  the real deal. Sounded like the sky was tearing
  apart ......

And now Buzz Aldrin has endorsed Trump. Now there's a dilemma ....

[[e-mail]]

Post by Geoff

   But the Vast Konspiracy people will grasp at
   ANY straw. Gives their lives meaning, thinking
   they're finding the Real Truth  :-)
   Remember when they had SO much fun with reflections
   in the multi-layer helmet face-plates ? Were SURE
   they saw a Hollywood studio in there ...
   I actually SAW Apollo-11 take off from fairly close
   range. They didn't fake anything THAT big - it was
   the real deal. Sounded like the sky was tearing
   apart ......

And now Buzz Aldrin has endorsed Trump. Now there's a dilemma ....

I like him better already ! :-)

[Bill W]

Post by Geoff

Post by ***@ud0s4.net
But the Vast Konspiracy people will grasp at
ANY straw. Gives their lives meaning, thinking
they're finding the Real Truth :-)
Remember when they had SO much fun with reflections
in the multi-layer helmet face-plates ? Were SURE
they saw a Hollywood studio in there ...
I actually SAW Apollo-11 take off from fairly close
range. They didn't fake anything THAT big - it was
the real deal. Sounded like the sky was tearing
apart ......

And now Buzz Aldrin has endorsed Trump. Now there's a dilemma ....

I like him better already ! :-)

Me too.