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Old 08-07-2006, 07:47 PM
whizkid whizkid is offline
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Flashlight on the Moon?

My ds6 is wondering if anyone has ever used a flashlight on the moon. Thanks!
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Old 08-07-2006, 08:43 PM
GIGObuster GIGObuster is offline
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My ds6 is wondering if anyone has ever used a flashlight on the moon. Thanks!
After landing and during the preparations to walk on the moon:

http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/a11.evaprep.html
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108:36:26 Armstrong: Want to put the light back up?
[The light in question may be one of the two utility lamps which had long, gold-colored cords and could be clipped at various places around the cabin when needed. At the top of Sur-26, they secured the utility lights to the guard cage surrounding the Alignment Optical Telescope (AOT); but they may have moved them since and/or turned them off.]
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Old 08-08-2006, 02:25 AM
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How strong a flashlight would be needed to be visible by the naked eye from here?
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