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Old September 24th 03, 09:17 PM
Phil T
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Greetings to all...

When the first moon landing accurred in July, 1969, and the astronauts
looked back towards Earth, what continents did they see?

Thanks in advance!

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Old September 24th 03, 11:58 PM
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"Phil T" wrote in message
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Greetings to all...

When the first moon landing accurred in July, 1969, and the astronauts
looked back towards Earth, what continents did they see?

Thanks in advance!


Well they did not see any 'cause they never landed on the moon.
Phyloe


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Old September 24th 03, 11:58 PM
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"Phil T" wrote in message
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Greetings to all...

When the first moon landing accurred in July, 1969, and the astronauts
looked back towards Earth, what continents did they see?

Thanks in advance!


Well they did not see any 'cause they never landed on the moon.
Phyloe


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Old September 25th 03, 01:27 AM
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Another Brainless Dipstick who should be given a oneway ticket to the southpole
and let'm walk back.


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Old September 25th 03, 01:27 AM
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Another Brainless Dipstick who should be given a oneway ticket to the southpole
and let'm walk back.


--
"In this universe the night was falling,the shadows were lengthening
towards an east that would not know another dawn.
But elsewhere the stars were still young and the light of morning
lingered: and along the path he once had followed, man would one day go
again."

Arthur C. Clarke, The City & The Stars

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Well they did not see any 'cause they never landed on the moon.
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Old September 25th 03, 08:43 AM
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Phil T wrote:

When the first moon landing accurred in July, 1969, and the astronauts
looked back towards Earth, what continents did they see?


My advice is to post this question to sci.space.history. Those folks
will know and could probably tell you how many times Buzz blinked while
looking at them into the bargain.

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Old September 25th 03, 08:43 AM
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Phil T wrote:

When the first moon landing accurred in July, 1969, and the astronauts
looked back towards Earth, what continents did they see?


My advice is to post this question to sci.space.history. Those folks
will know and could probably tell you how many times Buzz blinked while
looking at them into the bargain.

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Old September 25th 03, 12:38 PM
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They saw the continents they where standing on at the time.


"Phil T" wrote in message
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Greetings to all...

When the first moon landing accurred in July, 1969, and the astronauts
looked back towards Earth, what continents did they see?

Thanks in advance!

--
Phil



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Old September 25th 03, 12:38 PM
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They saw the continents they where standing on at the time.


"Phil T" wrote in message
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Greetings to all...

When the first moon landing accurred in July, 1969, and the astronauts
looked back towards Earth, what continents did they see?

Thanks in advance!

--
Phil



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Old September 25th 03, 03:52 PM
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Phil T wrote in
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Greetings to all...

When the first moon landing accurred in July, 1969, and the astronauts
looked back towards Earth, what continents did they see?

Thanks in advance!

--
Phil


In the lunar sky Earth was at an altitude of about 60 degrees due west at
the instant Armstrong set foot on the Moon. Earth was just before its last
quarter phase and presenting the entire Pacific Ocean with Australia just
entering from the west and the Americas exiting in the east.
By the time the astronauts re-entered the LEM 2 hours later eastern Asia
was entering the west Earth limb.

Info compiled courtesy of the free software Celestia
http://www.shatters.net/celestia
and NASA timeline data
http://history.nasa.gov/ap11ann/apollo11_log/log.htm

Martin Lewicki
 




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