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Andy Saunders spent years remastering thousands of Apollo mission photos

Jan 3, 2023 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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Apollo astronauts were not only history makers – they were also darn good photographers. Still, some of their achievements weren’t captured as they deserved to be, with some photos being underexposed, blurry, or simply limited by the technical capabilities of the gear of the time.

Enter Andy Saunders, an imaging specialist determined to bring Apollo images and films the quality they deserve. For his Apollo Remastered project, Andy digitally remastered and restore the original flight film and images from humanity’s first missions to the Moon. He kindly shared the images with DIYP, as well as the details of the labor-intensive process behind them.

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NASA’s “Man on the Moon” is the most famous photo of all time

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Aug 19, 2022 by Dunja Djudjic 1 Comment
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Have you ever wondered what the most famous photo of all time was? Is there a better day to ask that question than 19 August, World Photography Day? Well, of course not! Inkifi analyzed the most famous photos based on the number of reverse image search queries. According to their research, NASA’s “Man on a moon” photo takes the first place.

To make everything extra interesting, Inkifi also presents us with the runner-ups in this competition. There are also the most liked Instagram posts of all time, the oldest most famous photo ever, and more. Can you already guess what these are? No? Then keep reading, you’ve come to the right place.

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The camera that shot the first spacewalk could be yours, starting at $3,000

Jun 2, 2022 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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A camera that was used to shoot a Soviet space mission has been launched for an auction. Heritage Auctions is offering two Konvas Automat cameras, one of which was among the first cameras to ever go to space.

While you would expect historic pieces of gear like this to start bidding at hundreds of thousands of dollars, the bid has started at $3,000 only for each.

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This is what the iconic Apollo 11 photo of Buzz Aldrin looked like from his perspective

Jul 26, 2021 by Dunja Djudjic 3 Comments
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I believe we’ve all seen the iconic image of Buzz Aldrin walking on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission. Neil Armstrong took it near the leg of the lunar module Eagle, and we can even catch a glimpse of it in the reflection of Aldrin’s visor. Michael Ranger had a fun idea – what if we could see exactly what Aldrin saw while his photo was taken? He took the reflection from the helmet, “unwrapped” it, and fixed the color, so we can now see what the scene looked like from the other side of that lens.

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The moon landing couldn’t have been faked because the required lighting gear simply didn’t exist

Mar 18, 2021 by John Aldred 24 Comments
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In a world filled with conspiracy theories these days, there’s one old one that still just refuses to die. The number of people who still believe the moon landings didn’t happen is still pretty high – which should come as no surprise given the path the planet’s taken over the last year or six.

But this video from College Humor popped up on their Facebook page yesterday explaining why faking them simply could not have been possible. It was originally posted to their YouTube channel a while ago, and they even got Emmy Award-winning forensic motion picture analyst Mark Shubin to explain why the footage definitely wasn’t shot in a studio using real demonstrable physics of light that you can try yourself if you don’t believe him.

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Photographer finds Gene Cernan’s missing Moon camera… in Switzerland

Jul 27, 2020 by Dunja Djudjic 7 Comments
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Most of the cameras that have been on the Moon have reportedly stayed there. So, it’s highly unlikely that you’ll find one here on Earth. Or is it? Photographer and space camera maker Cole Rise managed to find Gene Cernan’s missing camera from Apollo 17. And no, he didn’t have to fly to the Moon to get it – it has been in a museum in Switzerland.

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NASA red number prints of the 1969 moon landing are up for auction, starting at $50

Nov 27, 2019 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment
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This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission when astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong set their feet on the Moon’s surface. If you’d like to own your own piece of the historic moment, now you can. Original NASA red number prints are available for auction at Sotheby’s, some of them starting at as low as $50.

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Photographer recreates moon landing photos with LEGO and practical effects

Oct 16, 2019 by Dunja Djudjic 3 Comments
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This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission. On 20 July 1969 astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong set their feet on the surface of the moon. And in 2019, many people have paid tribute to them in all sorts of ways. Hungarian photographer Lampert Benedek was one of these, and he did it in his recognizable fashion: with LEGO.

Lampert used the popular toy bricks to recreate the iconic photos of the Apollo 11 mission. He kindly shared his work with us, as well as some backstory. And since he used mainly practical effects, the BTS images are as fun as the finished ones.

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Former NASA intern sells original moon landing videos at an auction for $1.82 million

Jul 23, 2019 by Dunja Djudjic 1 Comment
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Former NASA intern Gary George recently sold the original footage of the Apollo 11 moon landing at auction house Sotheby’s. He scored $1.82 million from this sale, which is more than 8,000 times more than he originally paid for the footage.

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