it was home
It was bright
The Apollo astronauts were most excited about seeing the Earthrise from the Moon. They were struck by the fragility and beauty of the Earth seen from space, which often evoked a profound sense of awe and unity among them. The experience of seeing the Earth from a distance also gave them a new perspective on humanity's place in the universe.
Yes, Earth is visible from the Moon. The Earth appears as a bright, colorful orb in the sky when viewed from the lunar surface. This phenomenon is known as an "Earthrise" and is a breathtaking sight for astronauts on the Moon.
When the original Apollo missions were occurring many times when the astronauts were landing on the moon there was no direct line of sight to the moon. In these instances Australia would act as a relay post for the images and audio being sent back to the earth from the moon. Also NASA has numerous testing sites located in the outback of Australia where new rockets and vehicular designs are stress tested.
Apollo capsules communicated via radio. Radio waves travel in a straight line unless they are recieved by an intermediary and retransmitted at the target. As there are no communications satelites orbiting the Moon, as the capsule passed out of sight, communication was lost.
Apollo 11 was the first mission to land astronauts on the Moon. The Commander was Neil Armstrong and the Lunar Module Pilot was Edwin Aldrin (known as "Buzz"). They descended to the surface and carried out an EVA (Extra-Vehicular Activity). In the meanwhile, Michael Collins - the Command Module Pilot - orbited the Moon. Each time the Command Module went around the far side of the Moon (for around half of each 2-hour orbit), he became the first person to be totally alone out of sight of the Earth.
What on earth is a "sight reader"?
No astronauts have ever been on the moon during a lunar eclipse. The last lunar eclipse occurred on November 8, 2022, and the next one will occur on March 14, 2025. The last time humans were on the moon was in December 1972, and there have been no plans to send astronauts back to the moon since then. However, if astronauts were on the moon during a lunar eclipse, they would see a very different sight than people on Earth. The moon would appear to turn a reddish color as it passed through Earth's shadow. This is because the only light that reaches the moon during a lunar eclipse is sunlight that has been refracted through Earth's atmosphere. The blue light is scattered away by the atmosphere, leaving only the red light to reach the moon. In addition to the reddish moon, astronauts on the moon would also see a ring of light around the Earth. This ring of light is caused by sunlight that is refracted through Earth's atmosphere and then reflected off the moon's surface. The ring of light is often called the "Earthshine". So, while no astronauts have ever been on the moon during a lunar eclipse, they would certainly see a very different and awe-inspiring sight than people on Earth.
not an you had a telescopic
The horizon is point at which the earth curves away from our line of sight at the earth's surface.
a full moon......
The far side of the moon is lit by the sun just as much as the near side. The true reason for landing on the near side instead of the far side has to do with communications, as we did not have comm satellites orbiting the moon during the Apollo missions. The near side was just much more practical than the far side.