Monday 19 Jul 2004
Apollo 11 panorama
Thirty-five years ago today, the first humans walked on the Moon.
Here is a panorama from just after the landing (QuickTime required; sound). I’ve never before seen a single photo that conveys the isolation and sheer spookiness of that scene: two men, a quarter of a million miles away from Earth, standing in a vast barren land under a pitch black sky.
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That’s so cool! It’s exciting to think that since I’m not able to go to the moon, at least the technology today helps me with the illusion.
I also feel that spookiness: the sun is shining yet the sky is pitch black… freaky.
Comment by Annette | Wednesday 21 Jul 2004, 7:30 am