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American Moon

This technical bulletin,published by Kodak, shows the damage that can be doneto the photo...

This technical bulletin,
published by Kodak, shows the damage that can be done
to the photo movie even at a single crossing through the X-ray scanner
at an airport

Full Transcript

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This technical bulletin, published by Kodak,
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shows the damage that can be done to the photo movie
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even at a single crossing
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through the X-ray scanner at an airport.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
02:24:21
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.
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,
We should also keep in mind the movies used in the Apollo missions - American Moon 00:11
We should also keep in mind the movies used in the Apollo mi...
This educational movie from the 60s - American Moon 00:08
This educational movie from the 60s
We don't get a picture in the usual sense, - American Moon 00:07
We don't get a picture in the usual sense,
Here is a display made from a balloon, - American Moon 00:10
Here is a display made from a balloon,
See here an enlarged image of one of these emulsion plates. - American Moon 00:05
See here an enlarged image of one of these emulsion plates.
We must keep in mind that this experiment was done with a balloon, - American Moon 00:12
We must keep in mind that this experiment was done with a ba...
But on the Moon, there is no protection of the magnetosphere, - American Moon 00:11
But on the Moon, there is no protection of the magnetosphere...
Dr. David Groves, an expert in photographic analysis. - American Moon 00:06
Dr. David Groves, an expert in photographic analysis.
On Earth we are protected by a thick atmosphere, - American Moon 00:12
On Earth we are protected by a thick atmosphere,