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Offline Zakalwe

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The first telephoto lens used on the Moon is going up for auction
« on: April 01, 2016, 04:34:42 PM »
http://arstechnica.co.uk/science/2016/04/first-moon-camera-lens-for-sale/

I wonder why this was returned, especially as they had to trim the abort fuel load by a pound? Why didn't they just dump it on the surface, along with the PLSS's and other stuff?

Maybe we should club together to put a bid in?  ;D


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Offline BazBear

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Re: The first telephoto lens used on the Moon is going up for auction
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2016, 08:26:04 PM »
I'm guessing that a normal planned accent didn't require the same safety margin of fuel as some of the abort scenarios.
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Offline Allan F

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Re: The first telephoto lens used on the Moon is going up for auction
« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2016, 08:38:04 PM »
Quote from: BazBear on April 01, 2016, 08:26:04 PM
I'm guessing that a normal planned accent didn't require the same safety margin of fuel as some of the abort scenarios.

The abort scenarios had more fuel to play with - all the way down to hard landing. Because the LM would still have altitude, velocity and an extra engine with some fuel in it. On the other hand, they had extra ballast in form of consumables and equipment which would have been abandoned on the surface of the moon.
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Re: The first telephoto lens used on the Moon is going up for auction
« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2016, 06:43:32 AM »
Wonder if it was attached to this:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-03-23/unique-camera-from-nasas-moon-missions-sold-at-auction/5339296

I think a lot of things came back that probably weren't supposed to, and I don't blame them one bit.
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Re: The first telephoto lens used on the Moon is going up for auction
« Reply #4 on: April 02, 2016, 09:07:43 AM »
Quote from: Zakalwe on April 01, 2016, 04:34:42 PM
Maybe we should club together to put a bid in?  ;D

Then what do we do with the lens, time share it? ;D
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Offline Allan F

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Re: The first telephoto lens used on the Moon is going up for auction
« Reply #5 on: April 02, 2016, 12:49:00 PM »
Quote from: Luke Pemberton on April 02, 2016, 09:07:43 AM
Quote from: Zakalwe on April 01, 2016, 04:34:42 PM
Maybe we should club together to put a bid in?  ;D

Then what do we do with the lens, time share it? ;D

Give it to a museum.
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Re: The first telephoto lens used on the Moon is going up for auction
« Reply #6 on: April 02, 2016, 01:15:56 PM »
Quote from: Allan F on April 02, 2016, 12:49:00 PM
Quote from: Luke Pemberton on April 02, 2016, 09:07:43 AM
Quote from: Zakalwe on April 01, 2016, 04:34:42 PM
Maybe we should club together to put a bid in?  ;D

Then what do we do with the lens, time share it? ;D

Give it to a museum.

The OneBigMonkey Space Museum.

In my bedroom.
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Offline bknight

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Re: The first telephoto lens used on the Moon is going up for auction
« Reply #7 on: April 02, 2016, 02:30:48 PM »
Quote from: onebigmonkey on April 02, 2016, 01:15:56 PM
Quote from: Allan F on April 02, 2016, 12:49:00 PM
Quote from: Luke Pemberton on April 02, 2016, 09:07:43 AM
Quote from: Zakalwe on April 01, 2016, 04:34:42 PM
Maybe we should club together to put a bid in?  ;D

Then what do we do with the lens, time share it? ;D

Give it to a museum.

The OneBigMonkey Space Museum.

In my bedroom.
Your bedroom is a museum? :)
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Re: The first telephoto lens used on the Moon is going up for auction
« Reply #8 on: April 02, 2016, 03:27:16 PM »
Quote from: bknight on April 02, 2016, 02:30:48 PM

Your bedroom is a museum? :)

That's just a rumour started by his missus...  :o :o ;D ;D ;D
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Re: The first telephoto lens used on the Moon is going up for auction
« Reply #9 on: April 02, 2016, 03:32:45 PM »
Quote from: Zakalwe on April 02, 2016, 03:27:16 PM
Quote from: bknight on April 02, 2016, 02:30:48 PM

Your bedroom is a museum? :)

That's just a rumour started by his missus...  :o :o ;D ;D ;D

There are things in there that are ancient history.
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Re: The first telephoto lens used on the Moon is going up for auction
« Reply #10 on: April 02, 2016, 04:36:15 PM »
Quote from: onebigmonkey on April 02, 2016, 03:32:45 PM
Quote from: Zakalwe on April 02, 2016, 03:27:16 PM
Quote from: bknight on April 02, 2016, 02:30:48 PM

Your bedroom is a museum? :)

That's just a rumour started by his missus...  :o :o ;D ;D ;D

There are things in there that are ancient history.
Now that sounds like my office.
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Offline ChrLz

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Re: The first telephoto lens used on the Moon is going up for auction
« Reply #11 on: April 05, 2016, 07:46:56 AM »
I'm just checking eBay for an adapter to mate it to my Sony a57 (minolta slr) mount.. surely there's something out there..  or maybe I could use some of that there duct tape..

Then I would use it to take pictures of the Moon, and sell the prints on eBay as the only pictures of the Moon taken on a lens that went there...

My retirement income is assured!
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Offline Allan F

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Re: The first telephoto lens used on the Moon is going up for auction
« Reply #12 on: April 05, 2016, 09:17:55 AM »
Or you could get yourself a Hasselblad with a digital back.
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Re: The first telephoto lens used on the Moon is going up for auction
« Reply #13 on: April 07, 2016, 09:25:23 PM »
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Re: The first telephoto lens used on the Moon is going up for auction
« Reply #14 on: April 07, 2016, 10:38:42 PM »
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