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Of course, if cosmic rays can penetrate spacecraft
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American Moon

Of course, if cosmic rayscan penetrate spacecraft, can just as easily penetratethrough a...

Of course, if cosmic rays
can penetrate spacecraft, can just as easily penetrate
through a camera, and it is well known
that all this radiation are very destructive
to the movie

Full Transcript

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Of course, if cosmic rays can penetrate spacecraft,
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can just as easily penetrate through a camera,
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and it is well known that all this radiation
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are very destructive to the movie.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
02:23:18
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

This documentary examines the authenticity of the photographic record of NASA's Apollo missions.
Douglas Arnold explains, - American Moon 00:08
Douglas Arnold explains,
There's an enormous amount of radiation in space, - American Moon 00:13
There's an enormous amount of radiation in space,
We have an extreme example in the Chernobyl photos. - American Moon 00:05
We have an extreme example in the Chernobyl photos.
This is Igor Kostin, - American Moon 00:09
This is Igor Kostin,
I processed the movies and noticed they were black. - American Moon 00:05
I processed the movies and noticed they were black.
The effects of radioactivity are clearly visible on the movie. - American Moon 00:04
The effects of radioactivity are clearly visible on the movi...
We see on the emulsion a very high granulation, - American Moon 00:06
We see on the emulsion a very high granulation,
But even weaker radiation can seriously damage photo film. - American Moon 00:06
But even weaker radiation can seriously damage photo film.
This technical bulletin, published by Kodak, - American Moon 00:11
This technical bulletin, published by Kodak,
On the left is the original photo, - American Moon 00:08
On the left is the original photo,
After five scans, the movie is completely compromised, - American Moon 00:06
After five scans, the movie is completely compromised,
It's a well-known problem by professional photographers. - American Moon 00:04
It's a well-known problem by professional photographers...
Run a movie through the scanner X-ray scanner at the airport. - American Moon 00:07
Run a movie through the scanner X-ray scanner at the airport...
When traveling, - American Moon 00:07
When traveling,
Here's another example with a 400 ASA movie. - American Moon 00:04
Here's another example with a 400 ASA movie.
Contrast and color saturation are gone, - American Moon 00:07
Contrast and color saturation are gone,
Even at sensitivities close to those used in the Apollo photographs, - American Moon 00:09
Even at sensitivities close to those used in the Apollo phot...
The grain is present throughout the photo, - American Moon 00:08
The grain is present throughout the photo,
One pass through the scanner ruined the blackness of the night sky. - American Moon 00:06
One pass through the scanner ruined the blackness of the nig...
But in Apollo mission photos, - American Moon 00:12
But in Apollo mission photos,