Ray Helmet Visor
why isn't Neil Armstrong blind?
The gold visor on the Apollo helmets were supposedly to protect against the very deadly otherwise unfiltered (no atmosphere on moon) rays from the sun. Why wasn't Neil blinded or at least return home with a tan that would make George Hamilton jealous?
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/a11/ap11fr06.jpg
an official NASA photo supposedly taken on the moon
cute answers so far but the point is that the gold filters were NEEDED for filtering rays. but he wasnt using his gold filter
clavius? you are saying the gold shield was just for "show"?
DAVE
you are forgetting there is an atmosphere here on Earth filters out alot of UV rays
thank you for the Schmitt footage
he apparently wasnt on the moon either
armstrong is obviously not in the shadow, the spotlight is shining right on him
All the photos I have ever seen of the astronauts on the moon show only reflections from the helmet face, never the face of the astronaut inside. What you see in the photograph cannot be a face. It is a reflection of something from where the photographer was standing, probably the exit hatch of the lunar landing module, judging from the apparent height the picture was taken.
Well, it's either the rational explanation above, or it's a studio shot from the moon landing set and someone forgot to put the visor down. You pick 'em.
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