A dark blue image with a series of brighter blue-white marks that resemble lightning spreading out from fuzzier horizontal rib-like structures running vertically up and down the picture.

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   Mark McCaughrean (markmccaughrean@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 01-Aug-2024 02:43:36 JST Mark McCaughrean

   Re: the mystery image I posted yesterday 🤨

   The answer is that it's static electricity ⚡️

   Captured on a piece of 4.5 x 4.5 inch Kodak Pan-X aerial film 📷

   In the Metric Mapping Camera installed in the SIM bay of the Service Module of Apollo 17 🚀

   While orbiting the Moon in December 1972 🌗

   Very cool 👍

   A hi-res scan of the original film is here: https://wms.lroc.asu.edu/apollo/view?camera=M&image_name=AS17-M-1320

   #SpaceExploration #Photography #BlackAndWhitePhotography