NASA Astronaut's Photography Manual

**ChrisPlatt** · 08-07-2010, 04:58 PM

I found this on the Hasselblad website and thought some of you might find it interesting:

Link: NASA Astronaut's Photography Manual

Chris

Adam · 08-08-2010, 04:17 AM

A very interesting read.

I've always been interested in how they take photos in space, and paid a visit to the Kodak museum in Rochester last year. They had one of the first satellites to orbit the moon on display, and since it was from the last 50's/early 60's, it relied on film technology rather than having a digital sensor. However, since the satellite wouldn't be returning to earth, they somehow managed to put in a chemical darkroom as well as a digital scanner in there, and using that they accomplished the mammoth task of transmitting the photos to earth. Definitely an unusual contraption! Whatever gets to job done, right?

**ChrisPlatt** · 08-08-2010, 06:02 PM

Only the first few pages are operating instructions for the Hasselblad camera.
The following twenty pages amount to a crash course in photography.
I'm amazed that so many superb images were produced by astronauts using this slim volume.

Chris

pingflood · 08-10-2010, 11:20 AM

Originally posted by Adam

A very interesting read.

I've always been interested in how they take photos in space, and paid a visit to the Kodak museum in Rochester last year. They had one of the first satellites to orbit the moon on display, and since it was from the last 50's/early 60's, it relied on film technology rather than having a digital sensor. However, since the satellite wouldn't be returning to earth, they somehow managed to put in a chemical darkroom as well as a digital scanner in there, and using that they accomplished the mammoth task of transmitting the photos to earth. Definitely an unusual contraption! Whatever gets to job done, right?

That was so interesting I had to google it. Found this after a while:
Luna 3 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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08-08-2010, 06:02 PM	#3
ChrisPlatt Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rockaway Beach NYC Posts: 7,696 Original Poster	Only the first few pages are operating instructions for the Hasselblad camera. The following twenty pages amount to a crash course in photography. I'm amazed that so many superb images were produced by astronauts using this slim volume. Chris

08-10-2010, 11:20 AM	#4
pingflood Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Borås, Sweden Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,169	Originally posted by Adam A very interesting read. I've always been interested in how they take photos in space, and paid a visit to the Kodak museum in Rochester last year. They had one of the first satellites to orbit the moon on display, and since it was from the last 50's/early 60's, it relied on film technology rather than having a digital sensor. However, since the satellite wouldn't be returning to earth, they somehow managed to put in a chemical darkroom as well as a digital scanner in there, and using that they accomplished the mammoth task of transmitting the photos to earth. Definitely an unusual contraption! Whatever gets to job done, right? That was so interesting I had to google it. Found this after a while: Luna 3 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia